Summary
A Portland State University football player is in jail after campus security says he got into a drunken dispute with officers.
David Gertson was charged with assault, sex abuse and harassment in connection with the incident.
Story Published: Nov 23, 2009 at 5:40 PM PST
Story Updated: Nov 23, 2009 at 5:42 PM PST
PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland State University football player is in jail after campus security says he got into a drunken dispute with officers.
David Gertson was charged with assault, sex abuse and harassment in connection with the incident.
Officers showed up at his dorm early Sunday morning after a female resident reported that Gertson grabbed her inappropriately.
Portland State University's Safety Director says Gertson resisted arrest and one officer was cut by a broken bottle that was in the player's backpack.
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