NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

• Lawyer: 'Pacman' to Pay $20,000 Vegas Casino Gambling Debt
* The D.A.'s Office
• Steroids Dealer: Got Drugs For Graham's Athletes
* The Ex-Track Coach's Indictment
• Sprinter Antonio Pettigrew Admits Doping
• Falcons Sign QB Matt Ryan to 6-year, $72M Contract
• Ticketmaster Exec: Olympics to Sell Out

COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY

• Ex-Cheerleader Suing UT For Having Hired Coach Who Raped Her
* Christopher Knopik, Her Lawyer
• Ex-Football Player To Go To Trial For Drug Charges
* Drug Distribution and Trafficking Charges
• Report: Georgia Lineman Boling Arrested for DUI
* Defending DUI Charges
• Reduced Penalty for BC's Smith

ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS

• Santa Ana Man Sought in Drugging of Olympic Gold Medalist
• Olympian Montgomery Gets 46 months For Check Fraud
• Father of Former Marlin Charles Johnson Accused of Molesting 2 Girls
* Suing For Money if You've Been Assaulted
• Husband of Oakland County Sports Coordinator Arrested in Peru
* Resources for Crime Victims
• Helix High Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Having Sex With Student

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY:

LAWYER: 'PACMAN' TO PAY $20,000 VEGAS CASINO GAMBLING DEBT
(Associated Press) - A lawyer for suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones says he's sending a check to the district attorney to repay a $20,000 debt to a Las Vegas casino. Read more...

Related Resources
• The D.A.'s Office

STEROIDS DEALER: GOT DRUGS FOR GRAHAM'S ATHLETES
(Associated Press) - An admitted steroids dealer testified Wednesday that he set up Marion Jones with a three-drug cocktail of banned substances to boost her bid to win five medals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Read more...

Related Resources
• Read The Ex-Track Coach's Indictment (U.S. v. Trevor Graham)

SPRINTER ANTONIO PETTIGREW ADMITS DOPING
(Associated Press) - Olympic authorities now must decide whether Antonio Pettigrew will join the rogues' gallery of athletes stripped of gold medals for doping. Read more...

FALCONS SIGN QB MATT RYAN TO 6-YEAR, $72M CONTRACT
(Associated Press) - For the second time in eight years, the Atlanta Falcons opened the vault and dropped a ton of cash on a franchise quarterback. Matt Ryan, the No. 3 pick in last month's draft, signed a $72 million, six-year contract Tuesday. Read more...

TICKETMASTER EXEC: OLYMPICS TO SELL OUT
(Associated Press) - Olympics athletes in Beijing this August will compete in packed stadiums, with tickets selling out for all events - even those that are not traditionally as popular, Ticketmaster's president for China predicted Friday. Read more...

COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY:

EX-CHEERLEADER SUING UT FOR HAVING HIRED COACH WHO RAPED HER
(TBO.com) - A former University of Tampa cheerleader who was raped by her coach is suing the school, contending that thorough background checks were not performed when he was hired, according to a complaint filed Thursday in civil court. Read more...

Related Resources
• Christopher Knopik, Her Lawyer

EX-FOOTBALL PLAYER TO GO TO TRIAL FOR DRUG CHARGES
(StateCollege.com) - Former Penn State wide receiver Gerald Smith waived his preliminary hearing this week for charges stemming from an incident in September in which he allegedly attempted to sell drugs to an undercover officer. Read more...

Related Resources
• Drug Distribution and Trafficking Charges

REPORT: GEORGIA LINEMAN BOLING ARRESTED FOR DUI
(AccessNorthGa.com) - According to numerous published reports, University of Georgia offensive lineman Clint Boling was arrested for driving under the influence in Alpharetta on May 14. Read more...

Related Resources
• Defending DUI Charges

REDUCED PENALTY FOR BC'S SMITH
(Boston Globe) - Resolving the case of a night of underage drinking gone bad, a Boston College football player who was initially charged with breaking into a female student's dorm room and raping her has admitted there were sufficient facts to support a finding that he was guilty of a lesser offense: indecent assault and battery. Read more...

ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS:

SANTA ANA MAN SOUGHT IN DRUGGING OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
(Los Angeles Times) - A Santa Ana man accused in civil lawsuits of defrauding investors of $20 million now faces a criminal charge of drugging a former Olympic figure skater in a foiled attempt to sexually assault her, according to a complaint filed by the Orange County district attorney's office. Read more...

OLYMPIAN MONTGOMERY GETS 46 MONTHS FOR CHECK FRAUD
(Associated Press) - Olympian Tim Montgomery had everything he ever wanted. Once known as the "world's fastest man," Montgomery won a silver medal in the 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics and gold in the same event in 2000. In 2002, he set a record of 9.78 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Read more...

FATHER OF FORMER MARLIN CHARLES JOHNSON ACCUSED OF MOLESTING 2 GIRLS
(Sun Sentinel, Fla.) - A St. Lucie County schools teacher and coach -- and the father of former Marlins catcher Charles Johnson Jr. -- was arrested Tuesday, accused of molesting two female students between the ages of 12 and 16, according to arrest reports. Read more...

Related Resources
• Suing For Money if You've Been Assaulted

HUSBAND OF OAKLAND COUNTY SPORTS COORDINATOR ARRESTED IN PERU
(The Detroit News) - The husband of a longtime youth soccer programmer in Oakland County was arrested in Peru Tuesday and is awaiting extradition to Michigan for prosecution on molestation charges involving a young boy, Birmingham police said today. Read more...

Related Resources
• Resources for Crime Victims

HELIX HIGH TEACHER ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF HAVING SEX WITH STUDENT
(San Diego Union Tribune) - A Helix High School geography teacher and girl's soccer coach was arrested Sunday on suspicion of having sex with a minor. Read more...