No criminal charges for Ohio State recruit

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

Authorities say Ohio State football recruit Chris Carter won’t face criminal charges stemming from his arrest last week on an allegation he fondled a girl while pretending to measure her for an ROTC uniform.

Carter is an offensive senior lineman at John F. Kennedy High School in Cleveland. The 15-year-old girl told police Carter took her to a room behind the school’s auditorium and attempted to pull up her bra. He was arrested last Tuesday on suspicion of sexual imposition and spent a night in jail.

Cleveland city spokeswoman Maureen Harper said in a statement Monday that a full review found insufficient evidence to charge Carter with a crime. She says there was not enough evidence of sexual contact or conduct.