2 SHU students charged in sex assault

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CT POST) - Two Sacred Heart University students, former members of the school's soccer team, have been charged with sexually assaulting a female student at the men's off-campus apartment Saturday.

Brian Francolini, 20, was charged with second-degree sexual assault and was released after posting $25,000 bond. Justin Brewer , 22, was charged with criminal liability for acts of another and second-degree sexual assault and was released after posting a $5,000 bond.

According to police, on Saturday night the 19-year-old victim had been drinking at a party at an off-campus location known as the " Soccer House " when she and a friend agreed to go to the men's apartment on Old Town Road.

The victim said Francolini managed to get her on his bed, where police said he pulled off some of her clothing and began to sexually assault her despite her protests. Police said the young woman managed to get away and walked back to her dorm, where a friend's mother took her to St. Vincent 's Medical Center .

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