FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Green Bay Packer cornerback Al Harris is the target of an investigation of the sexual assault of a stripper, prosecutors said Thursday. He has not been charged.
The Broward County State Attorney's Office is reviewing the complaint by a dancer at the Cheetah III club in Pompano Beach. The victim wasn't identified.
According to the complaint, the victim danced nude for her attacker in a champagne room on April 17. Then she was raped as she "told the suspect to stop" and tried to push him away, the complaint said.
"The allegations that are contained in the Broward Sheriff's Office event report are entirely false, these are obviously the creations of someone with a vivid imagination," said attorney Keith Seltzer, who represents Harris. "It's totally, 110 percent fiction."
Harris isn't named in the complaint, but Broward County State Attorney's Office spokesman Ron Ishoy confirmed Harris is the target of the investigation.
Seltzer said he expects Harris will be vindicated when the state attorney's office completes its investigation. He said he suspects the allegation "is entirely about money."
Harris, a 30-year-old Florida native, denied the allegations to reporters at a mini-camp in April.
An eight-year NFL veteran, Harris has spent the last three years with the Packers. He had one interception and 67 tackles last season.
"We've been aware of this investigation for some time and we're going to let the legal system sort itself out before we make any comment," said team spokesman Jeff Blumb.
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The Broward County State Attorney's Office is reviewing the complaint by a dancer at the Cheetah III club in Pompano Beach. The victim wasn't identified.
According to the complaint, the victim danced nude for her attacker in a champagne room on April 17. Then she was raped as she "told the suspect to stop" and tried to push him away, the complaint said.
"The allegations that are contained in the Broward Sheriff's Office event report are entirely false, these are obviously the creations of someone with a vivid imagination," said attorney Keith Seltzer, who represents Harris. "It's totally, 110 percent fiction."
Harris isn't named in the complaint, but Broward County State Attorney's Office spokesman Ron Ishoy confirmed Harris is the target of the investigation.
Seltzer said he expects Harris will be vindicated when the state attorney's office completes its investigation. He said he suspects the allegation "is entirely about money."
Harris, a 30-year-old Florida native, denied the allegations to reporters at a mini-camp in April.
An eight-year NFL veteran, Harris has spent the last three years with the Packers. He had one interception and 67 tackles last season.
"We've been aware of this investigation for some time and we're going to let the legal system sort itself out before we make any comment," said team spokesman Jeff Blumb.
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