Penn State running back Austin Scott sues following dropped rape case

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'The attorney of former Penn State running back Austin Scott has filed suit against the university, Penn State Police and Centre County on Tuesday, claiming a dropped rape case against him damaged a potential NFL career.

Prosecutors dropped rape, sexual assault, simple assault and indecent assault charges against Scott in April 2008, saying it would be unlikely to convince a jury to convict if revelations from the woman's past were admissible in court.

The charges stemmed from an October 2007 incident in which a woman reported to authorities that Scott had sexually assaulted her at his on-campus residence. Scott's lawyers, who maintained that the encounter was consensual, said the woman had made a false rape accusation in the past, making her claim against Scott less credible.

Now, Scott wants $300,000 in total compensation from the university, Penn State Police, the county, the woman who said he raped her, Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira, former Assistant District Attorney Lance Marshall, Penn State Chief of Police Stephen Shelow, Assistant Chief of Police Thomas Sowerby, three police officers and two detectives, according to court documents.'