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Wisconsin's Cephus charged with sexual assault

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Latest on Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus, who has taken a leave of absence from the team (all times local):

3:25 p.m.

Authorities in Wisconsin have charged Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus with third-degree sexual assault and second-degree sex assault of an intoxicated victim, both felonies.

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne filed the charges. The 20-year-old Cephus is due to make his first court appearance on Thursday.

Cephus posted in a tweet late Saturday that he was taking a leave of absence from the team because he believed prosecutors intended to file criminal charges against him for an incident in April involving what he calls a ''consensual relationship.''

Cephus didn't specify what he is accused of but denied any wrongdoing and said he has been wrongfully accused.

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