Utah DL ‘suspended indefinitely’ after arrest on charges of distributing intimate images

Utah DL 'suspended indefinitely' after arrest on charges of distributing intimate images.

Key points

• Salt Lake County jail dockets indicate Wallace was arrested and booked on Sunday, Oct.
• Citing a probable cause affidavit, the Tribune documented Wallace and the woman – who described Wallace as her "off-and-on dating partner" – met on Oct.
• The Tribune, citing an arrest document, documented Wallace denied sexually assaulting the woman during a police interview.
• We were created aware of the situation with Jamal Wallace on Oct.

Utah DL 'suspended indefinitely' after arrest on charges of distributing intimate images. John Leuzzi USA TODAY NETWORK. Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault.

Utah football senior defensive tackle Jamal Wallace has been suspended indefinitely from the program, a Utah spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY Sports in an official note on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Wallace was arrested after a woman documented to Salt Lake City police allegations he raped her and shared videos of the assault on her Snapchat account.

Salt Lake County jail dockets indicate Wallace was arrested and booked on Sunday, Oct. 11, on misdemeanor charges of distribution of an intimate image. He was not arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault and, per the Tribune, did not face formal charges as of Oct. 21. He was published on Oct. 12 on pre-trial bond – $5, 000, per the Tribune.

"We were created aware of the situation with Jamal Wallace on Oct. 11, and he was immediately placed on an indefinite suspension from the program, " a Utah athletics spokesperson remarked in an official note provided to USA TODAY Sports. "We take these matters seriously. As this is a pending legal matter we have no further comment at this time."

For context, the Tribune, citing an arrest document, documented Wallace denied sexually assaulting the woman during a police interview. Per the document, Wallace informed officers he did access her Snapchat account to see with whom she had been communicating.

Citing a probable cause affidavit, the Tribune documented Wallace and the woman – who described Wallace as her "off-and-on dating partner" – met on Oct. 9 to discuss their relationship. She alleged Wallace instead "forced her to engage in various sex acts, and at one point, grabbed her cell phone and told her he wanted to change the music that was playing." Wallace has appeared in one game this season for Utah.

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