University of Utah athlete flees the country after learning he was the subject of a rape investigation.
Benjamin Smyth, a sophomore student-athlete at the school, was charged Monday with rape and forcible sodomy, and forcible sexual abuse. During its investigation, University of Utah police learned Smyth had cleaned out his dorm room and returned to his home in British Colombia.
Minutes later, Smyth, 19, showed up at the woman's dorm room and soon began kissing her despite her protests, saying she"did not want to do that." Smyth continued to force the woman into various sexual activities before forcibly raping her, the documents state.
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