COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Police say a former West Virginia Mountaineers football running back has been charged in Georgia with aggravated child molestation.
Authorities say Justin Crawford was arrested after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her Saturday in his Columbus home. He was also charged with sodomy and enticing a child for indecent purposes.
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that Detective Mark Scruggs testified during a preliminary hearing Crawford's wife saw her husband standing over the girl Saturday morning, then told the girl's mother.
Scruggs says Crawford first denied having sex, then later said it was the girl's idea.