SLED sexual misconduct investigation involves multiple Furman athletes

Conor Hughes | The Greenville News

Multiple student athletes at Furman University are connected to a sexual misconduct investigation, according to State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Tommy Crosby.

Furman Police Chief John Milby emailed a statement to campus Friday notifying students and staff that SLED is investigating a report of sexual misconduct involving multiple students at the school.

His agency is cooperating with the investigation, Milby wrote.

Bob Jones University has suspended students in relation to the investigation at Furman University, Bob Jones spokesman Randy Page said. The suspended Bob Jones students are not suspects, Page said in an email sent Monday night.

A review of Furman's daily crime log found that of five sexual assaults reported to campus police this school year, at least one was referred to SLED.

That incident, classified as "sexual assaults, rape," happened between July 14 and Sept. 2 in a dorm room at the North Village student housing complex, the log states. The alleged assault was reported Dec. 4.

North Village is an 11-building, co-ed apartment complex for upperclassmen on Furman's campus that houses up to 1,020 students, according to the university's website.

Furman and Bob Jones have declined to release further details as SLED's investigation continues.

This is a developing story.

Conor Hughes is a public safety reporter with The Greenville News. Contact him via email at chughes@gannett.com or on Twitter @ConorJHughes.