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How Athletes Charged With Serious Crimes Stay on the Field

Melissa Korn | The Wall Street Journal

At least 108 college athletes who faced serious charges—including armed robbery and rape—were accepted by another school’s sports program, often on scholarship, from 2011 through June 2016, according to a Wall Street Journal review of team disciplinary actions and criminal charges against football and men’s basketball players at Division I schools.

The tally includes charges that resulted in plea deals or convictions for assault and battery,

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