Update 4:35 p.m.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio released a statement regarding Auston Robertson's charges. Dantonio said Robertson is no longer a part of the program and the charges announced today are "of the most serious nature."
MSU football's Auston Robertson charged with criminal sexual conduct
Dantonio's full statement can be found below:
Full statement from Dantonio can be found here: pic.twitter.com/zdWTH0NccR
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Update: 11:27 a.m.
Scott Hughes, an Ingham County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson, said he could not comment on the case as the evidence could be brought up in court later.
Hughes did, however, confirm the Robertson charges are related to the ones in Meridian Township, as reported by The State News last week.
The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office announced April 21 it has filed charges against Auston Robertson, a member of the MSU football team. He will be charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The charges were sworn in 55th District Court by Meridian Township police, who are conducting the investigation.
Robertson's charges are not related to the three MSU football players currently under investigation for an alleged sexual assault.
On National Signing Day in 2016, Robertson faced misdemeanor criminal battery charges, after being arrested on Jan. 13, 2016.
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He later went on to sign his Letter of Intent to MSU March 30, 2016.
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