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Sex Assault Complaint Against UF Quarterback Dropped

GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — The University of Florida says that the sexual battery complaint against quarterback Treon Harris has been withdrawn.

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Harris' attorney Huntley Johnson says "I am pleased for Treon Harris and his family. I am not going to speculate on what the university will do next."

University spokesperson Janine Sikes says in a statement that the school will "have more information on his football status later in the day."

Harris, a freshman from Miami, was banned from team activities Monday while authorities investigate the allegations made against him. The school said Harris was accused of sexually assaulting a female student around 3 a.m. Sunday — hours after he helped Florida rally to beat Tennessee 10-9 in Knoxville — at an on-campus residence hall.

Harris was not arrested or charged with a crime.

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