Teh One Who Knocks
07-25-2016, 11:19 AM
The Associated Press
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Police say a University of Florida football player helped stop the rape of an unconscious woman behind a trash bin outside a bar.
Cristian Garcia told First Coast News he was taking out the trash Thursday morning from the bar where he works security when he noticed a couple having sex. He first thought it was consensual, but then saw the woman was unconscious. Garcia said the man’s friends were watching the assault, and did nothing to help. The incident was videotaped.
Garcia said he and another witness walked up and stopped it.
“I turned around and pulled the guy by the shoulder and said ‘Get off.’ That pretty much ended the situation then,” Garcia told The Gainesville Sun. “He was intoxicated and attempted to throw some punches, but he slipped and busted his face on the wall.”
Police later arrested Christopher Shaw, 34, and charged him with sexual battery of the 19-year-old victim.
Gainesville police spokesman Ben Tobias confirmed that Garcia and Leroyea Simmons helped stop the rape and identified Shaw in a photo line-up.
The Associated Press does not generally identify victims of sexual assault.
Shaw remains in Alachua County Jail with bail set at $500,000.
Garcia, a Miami native who will be a junior, walked on to the team last season after previously working in the video department. He played in one game last season for the Gators, recording two tackles in Florida’s 41-7 loss to Michigan in the Citrus Bowl.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Police say a University of Florida football player helped stop the rape of an unconscious woman behind a trash bin outside a bar.
Cristian Garcia told First Coast News he was taking out the trash Thursday morning from the bar where he works security when he noticed a couple having sex. He first thought it was consensual, but then saw the woman was unconscious. Garcia said the man’s friends were watching the assault, and did nothing to help. The incident was videotaped.
Garcia said he and another witness walked up and stopped it.
“I turned around and pulled the guy by the shoulder and said ‘Get off.’ That pretty much ended the situation then,” Garcia told The Gainesville Sun. “He was intoxicated and attempted to throw some punches, but he slipped and busted his face on the wall.”
Police later arrested Christopher Shaw, 34, and charged him with sexual battery of the 19-year-old victim.
Gainesville police spokesman Ben Tobias confirmed that Garcia and Leroyea Simmons helped stop the rape and identified Shaw in a photo line-up.
The Associated Press does not generally identify victims of sexual assault.
Shaw remains in Alachua County Jail with bail set at $500,000.
Garcia, a Miami native who will be a junior, walked on to the team last season after previously working in the video department. He played in one game last season for the Gators, recording two tackles in Florida’s 41-7 loss to Michigan in the Citrus Bowl.