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Former Syracuse football player Amir Ealey’s rape charges upgraded

Courtesy of Syracuse Police Department

Former SU defensive end Amir Ealey's rape charges were upgraded.

Former Syracuse defensive end Amir Ealey’s rape charges have been upgraded, the Onondaga County District Attorney’s office confirmed.

Ealey is now charged with one count of first-degree rape and two counts of third-degree rape. He was previously charged with two counts of third-degree rape. According to the Syracuse Police Department, the alleged incidents occurred in July of 2015 in Ernie Davis residence hall. New York state law considers first-degree rape as engaging in sexual intercourse with another person by ‘forcible compulsion,’ through physical force or a threat. It is punishable up to 25 years in prison.

Both victims were acquaintances of Ealey’s, per SPD.

Ealey, 19, played in seven games as a freshman in 2015.  He was dismissed from SU’s football team on Feb. 4 after being suspended indefinitely in November.







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