SHU Lacrosse Rape: Three Sacred Heart Players Charged With Sexual Assault

Wayne Keeney said his client, 19-year-old Timothy Sanders of Ashburn, Va., was having consensual sex with an 18-year-old woman when two 18-year-old teammates, Nicholas Travers of Smithtown, N.Y., and Zachari Triner of Marshfield, Mass., sneaked in as a prank.

Neither Travers nor Triner had sexual contact with the woman, Keeney said. He said that alcohol was involved and that the woman didn't know the two men had entered the room.

All three men were charged Sunday with conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault, according to a Connecticut court Web site. Sanders also is charged with unlawful restraint. Police and prosecutors didn't return phone calls seeking comment.

"The police report itself is so confusing," Keeney said. "The whole thing just doesn't ring true."

Attorneys for Travers and Triner declined to comment Tuesday. Lacrosse coach Tom Mariano didn't return a message.

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