Gareon Conley Has Been Accused of Rape

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TMZ Sports is breaking news left and right. Unlike the Shaq-WWE story from earlier today, this one is a bit heavier. This is certainly something we never enjoy reading about or reporting. But, this is a huge story today that has a broad set of implications. Considering Gareon Conley was linked to the Tennessee Titans, this is a relevant bit of information to our readership, and it allows us to revisit some key conversations we should be having with our young men and women.

Courtesy of TMZ Sports:

Gareon Conley — a projected 1st round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft — has been named in a police report by a woman who claims he raped her in a Cleveland hotel but he adamantly DENIES the allegations.

But according to a police report filed in Cleveland, and obtained by TMZ Sports, a 23-year-old white female told police Conley violated her in a hotel suite bathroom at a Westin hotel on April 9…

…The woman says she went to a local hospital where a rape kit was administered.

I won’t go into the details of the report of what happened. It’s there on TMZ’s site if you want to read it. We certainly don’t want to rush to judgment here. That’s a problem in today’s society. Everyone is ready to hang Conley without knowing what truly happened. So, yes – we should be patient here. We should wait to hear the facts before we start angrily debating what should happen on social media.

But, that being said, I would like to point out that this woman going to the hospital and having the rape kit administered is crucial. We’re talking about a life-altering traumatic experience for a woman – something I could never imagine experiencing. Not only does it happen, but she has to go to the hospital for this testing. All the while, police are asking questions. My point is this is not easy to do, but it’s something that has to be done with conviction. I don’t know, maybe I’m ignorant – if so, you can clue me in. But, it doesn’t seem like someone who was just throwing allegations around would actually want to follow up in the necessary, but jarring, manner.

But, we’ll have to wait and see.

Conley’s attorney spoke with Cleveland19 and denied the allegations calling the accusations “ludicrous and ridiculous.”

Cops are investigating but so far no arrests have been made and no charges have been filed.

We spoke with police who tell us the results from the rape kit are not in at this point. The sex crimes unit is now on the case.

No matter how this plays out, there’s a problem here. Best case scenario – we have to explain to our young loved ones that very rarely do GOOD THINGS HAPPEN AT 3AM. Worst case scenario, another woman’s life has been ruined by the socially appropriated construct of fame and power. Another man in a position of social authority has taken advantage of said position in a degrading, vile, assaulting, and traumatizing manner. This isn’t okay for any of us to accept. We need to teach our children to be better. But, that’s a lofty goal, and quite frankly, I don’t know how we start other than looking into the mirror and asking ourselves how we can help.

PS. At what point does someone acknowledge that a lot of FUCKED. UP. SHIT. has happened and is happening under Urban Meyer?

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network. A strong advocate of GSD (get shit done) and #BeBetter, he’s down to talk Tennessee Titans and Alabama Crimson Tide football over a beer any day. Check him out covering the WWE for WrestlingNews.co. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley@WrestlingNewsCo

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