Baker University football player and woman face charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl

A man on Baker University’s football team and a woman are facing charges that they sexually abused a 15-year-old girl.

The man, age 20, is currently a student at the university and has pre-enrolled for the upcoming fall semester, according to the school’s registrar.

The woman, age 19, is not a student at Baker University.

Both suspects are listed in the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office booking logs as residents of Gardner.

According to criminal complaints filed in Douglas County District Court, the man had sex with a 15-year-old girl while the woman aided and abetted. The incident took place in late March 2015, the complaints state.

Both the man and woman were arrested Thursday and were booked into the Douglas County Jail. They face a single felony count each of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

The man and the woman were released from jail later the same day.

The man was also arrested in February and charged with the felony of making criminal threats. He was granted a diversion in that case in April.

The woman has no prior criminal history in Douglas County District Court.

The man is scheduled to appear in court on July 6 at 2 p.m., and the woman is scheduled to appear Wednesday at 2 p.m.

A representative from Baker University’s Athletics Department did not immediately respond to an inquiry into whether the man remains on the school’s football team.

Further information was not immediately available.