Former Wayne Hills star Kevin Olsen, brother of Carolina Panthers tight end Chris Olsen, was arrested Sunday on rape charges, according to Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg police.
Olsen, a quarterback at UNC Charlotte, was charged with felony second-degree forcible rape, cyberstalking, assault on a female and second-degree forced sex, according to documents on the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department’s website.
Kevin Olsen | Mecklenburg County Sheriff
Charlotte football coach Brad Lambert told the Charlotte Observer he was aware of the arrest. He said Olsen, a junior, had been suspended from the team.
In a press release, university officials mentioned two incidents of alleged sexual assault, but provided no details.
“The allegations in this incident, which took place off campus, appear to involve sexual assault within an existing relationship,” the statement said. “This incident occurred a week after a separate, unrelated case of alleged on-campus sexual assault involving acquaintances.
“Olsen has been suspended from Charlotte athletics, and the University is reviewing the case consistent with its disciplinary procedures.”
The Observer reported that Olsen, 22, was booked into the Charlotte Mecklenburg Jail about 4:45 p.m. Sunday.
Though the Panthers public relations department, Olsen’s brother refused comment: “Greg has no comment, and asks that people respect his privacy,” said Steven Drummond, director of communications for the Panthers.
Olsen — a four-star recruit out of Wayne Hills who played for his father, Chris Olsen Sr. — has found trouble at three college stops.
Suspended several times for violation of team rules, Olsen was booted from the University of Miami in 2014 after being charged with DUI and possession of a fake or stolen identification.
He moved to Towson University in Baltimore, but lasted only a short time there before being kicked off the team in March 2015 for violating rules.
He didn’t take a snap in a college football game until playing at Riverside (Calif.) City College, a junior college.
Olsen passed for 1,080 yards and 13 touchdowns at Riverside, and that earned him a shot at UNC Charlotte, where he won the starting job, but lost it in October.
He told the Observer that he was trying to put the past behind him at UNC Charlotte.
“People are going to say stuff,” Olsen said last August. “It’s never as good or as bad as what you hear. I won’t dwell on the past. People who dwell on things never emerge from that low state. It’s got to stop. It’s been two years ago now.
“I guess you could say I regret it, probably more for putting my family, friends and coaching staff through it more than anything else. My biggest regret is what I put the people who care about me through over the last two years.”
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