Sacred Heart lacrosse players charged with rape

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Three players on Sacred Heart University's men's lacrosse team have been arrested in an alleged rape of an 18-year female student. Police charged 18-year-old Nicholas Travers of Smithtown, N.Y., 18-year-old Zachari Triner of Mansfield, Mass., and 19-year-old Timothy Sanders of Ashburn, Va., with conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault on Sunday. Authorities say Sanders and the woman were having consensual sex at the Roncali dorm, when Sanders suddenly summoned the other two men to the room. Police say Travers and Triner sexually assaulted the woman while Sanders held her down. Sanders' lawyer says the allegations are "grossly exaggerated." Police say Triner denied touching the girl, and Travers denied knowing anything about the incident. Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)