THE SIDELINES : Third Athlete Cleared in Rape
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<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
NORMAN, Okla. — Jurors who convicted two former Oklahoma football players of first-degree rape late Thursday found a third player innocent today after an additional 1 1/2 hours of deliberation.
Nigel Clay of Fontana, Calif., and Bernard Hall of Detroit were convicted in the Jan. 21 rape of a 20-year-old woman at the athletic dorm. The jury returned shortly after 10:30 a.m. today with the innocent verdict for Glen Bell of Muskogee.
Jurors recommended 10-year sentences and $10,000 fines for Hall and Clay.
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