Posts Tagged ‘ Austin Scott ’

Scott took a hit, but he’s still standing

March 5, 2010
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Scott took a hit, but he’s still standing

Former Penn State RB Austin Scott’s dream of making millions took a small hit this week. Judge James F. McClure, Jr. dismissed three defendants from his civil rights suit, former Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira, former assistant Lance Marshall, and Centre County, Pennsylvania. Scott’s civil rights suit arises from criminal charges filed against him in October 2007 for inter alia rape. The criminal case was ultimately dropped for lack of evidence, but the filing of that suit did...

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Former Nittany Lion sues University

October 15, 2009
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Former Nittany Lion sues University

Penn State’s former top RB Austin Scott is laying down the law after being kicked-off the team and dealing with an alleged sexual assault charge back in 2007. On Tuesday, he filed a civil suit against Penn State, Penn State Police, and Centre County, alleging that the sexual assault charges filed against him damaged his reputation and NFL career. Back in October 0f 2007,  a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted at Scott’s on-campus residence. Criminal charges where filed...

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