Interim LSU President Tom Galligan said he is aware of rape allegations made against former Tigers football star Derrius Guice and that the school is investigating those claims.
Galligan said while speaking to WAFB on Thursday morning, he said the university has been investigating since USA Today released its report on Wednesday morning.
“We take every accusation of sexual abuse very, very seriously,” he said.
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In the USA Today report, two former LSU students claim that they were raped by former Tigers star who raped Derrius Guice when he was a freshman at the university in 2016.
The women are described as a former LSU tennis player and a student who did not play sports. Their allegations were apparently shared with at least two LSU coaches, an athletics manager and a nurse, but the women said none of the allegations led to an investigation.
Both women reported the incidents to law enforcement, the report says, and campus and local police have no records.
“I can not say too much about the details, but I can say given my time at LSU that I would be surprised if we did not follow our procedures and our policies,” Galligan told WAFB. “Of course, I would also be worried if we did not follow our procedures and our policies.”
Two former LSU students claim to have been raped by former Tigers star who raped Derrius Guice when he was a New Year’s student at the university in 201 …
The USA Today report comes less than two weeks after Guice was arrested on multiple domestic violence counts, who asked the Washington Football Team to release him from the team.
Guice’s legal representatives have filed charges against him.
Report by Brooks Kubena contributed to this report.
