Marcus Vick, a quarterback on Virginia Tech?s football team, is the subject of an investigation by the Blacksburg police. Vick?s apartment was searched early yesterday morning by police trying to determine if Vick should be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The affidavit for the search warrant says three juvenile girls allege Vick provided alcohol for them and had sexual intercourse with one of them.
Vick?s apartment was searched early yesterday morning by police trying to determine if Vick should be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The affidavit for the search warrant says three juvenile girls allege Vick provided alcohol for them and had sexual intercourse with one of them.
Blacksburg police referred all questions to the office of Montgomery County Commonwealth?s Attorney Joey Showalter. He emphasized yesterday that no charges had been filed yet against Vick, 19, the younger brother of former Tech star and current Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.
"This is an ongoing investigation," Showalter said. "There have been no charges issued. Out of respect for the alleged plaintiffs and alleged suspects, I can?t comment on the investigation."
Vick was not available for comment. Tech?s football office had no comment. Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver and the school?s sports information department referred inquiries to Tech?s university relations office. That office, through spokesman Larry Hincker, issued a statement yesterday afternoon.
"University officials are aware that an investigation is underway concerning a Virginia Tech student. A search warrant was issued for the apartment of Marcus Vick," the statement said. "This is a matter for the police and the courts. The university defers to the Blacksburg Police Department to state the facts of the case. No immediate actions are planned but the university could enact athletic or student sanctions depending on the results of the police investigation."
The university?s Comprehensive Action Plan, enacted on Feb. 14, 1997, calls for a wide range of possible penalties depending on what charges are filed. Contributing to the deliquency of a minor is a misdemeanor. The CAP calls for an athlete who is charged with a misdemeanor to be the subject of a review by the school?s athletic director, who then decides on what sanctions to impose.
According to the affadavit, police went to Vick?s apartment at 461 H Roanoke Street in Blacksburg to search for "a vodka bottle, a Bacardi rum bottle, a small square digital camera. Any pictures depicting the juvenile females engaging in the consumption of alcohol, or engaging in any other illegal act. Sheets and other bedclothes from the bedroom of Marcus Vick. A used condom and any other items of evidence of sexual intercourse between Marcus Vick and a female juvenile."
The affadavit says three juveniles - two of them 15 and the other 14 - told police they were at Vick?s apartment Tuesday. Two said Vick took one of the 15-year-olds into his bedroom and had sex with her. Two of the girls also said that another person at the apartment took pictures of the three girls "as they danced and stripped from their clothing."
Vick, who is from Newport News, has been on Tech?s team for two seasons. He sat out the 2002 season as a "redshirt" and spent the 2003 season as backup quarterback to Bryan Randall. He played in 11 of the Hokies? 13 games (he was suspended for one for an unspecified violation of team rules). He threw for 475 yards and two touchdowns. During the Insight Bowl against California, Vick was used at wide receiver and caught four passes for 82 yards and a touchdown.
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