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Initial court date set for Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus
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Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus will have his initial court date on Thursday, Aug. 23, according to a report.
Monday, Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Cephus would appear in the Dane County Courthouse to face unspecified charges against him. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in April.
Cephus announced over the weekend that he would be a taking a leave of absence from the team due to the charges filed against him. He wanted to step away from the Badgers “in order to focus all of his attention on clearing his name.”
— Quintez Cephus (@QoDeep_87) August 18, 2018
“I have been wrongfully accused of unlawful conduct,” he wrote, “and I am innocent of any allegations associated with this consensual relationship.”
Until Friday, Cephus had practiced with the team.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB