Robinson claims she was raped by Artis at an apartment on the Chapel Hill campus last Valentine's Day

At a press conference, Robinson said police and school officials refused to take her claims seriously

Allen Artis, 21, turned himself into police on Wednesday and has since been released on $5,000 bail

A University of North Carolina football player turned himself into police on Wednesday, after a student publicly accused him of raping her seven months ago.

Authorities say Allen Artis, 21, has since been released on $5,000 bond.

Delaney Robinson, a 19-year-old sophomore, claims the linebacker raped her at apartments on the Chapel Hill campus on Valentine's Day.

Because police and school officials refused to punish Artis for the alleged incident, Robinson went public with her story on Tuesday while petitioning for an arrest warrant in the case, as citizens of North Carolina are allowed to do.

Her request was accepted by a local magistrate, and per school policy, Artis was automatically suspended from the team pending the outcome of the case. He was not at practice on Tuesday.

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UNC football player Allen Artis, 21 (right) turned himself into the police on Wednesday, one day after 19-year-old sophomore Delaney Robinson, left, claimed she was raped by the linebacker

At a press conference in Raleigh on Tuesday, Robinson said she decided to speak out after the school failed to punish her accused rapist when she reported the alleged attack – and instead treated her 'like a suspect.'

Robinson admitted to underage drinking on the night in question, ABC11 reports.

She said she 'takes responsibility for that, but that doesn't give anyone the right to violate me. I did not deserve to be raped.'

Robinson's attorney Denise Branch said the student had gone to hospital on the night of the alleged incident and had a rape kit done.

A physical exam showed blunt force trauma to Robinson's private parts as well as bruises on her neck.

She said that despite 'sufficient' physical evidence, the school's Department of Public Safety (DPS) said they didn't have enough to pursue criminal charges.

Orange County District Attorney's Office also declined to prosecute the case and Branch said she was told that 'unconsciousness is rape, black out drunk is not rape.'

At a press conference in Raleigh on Tuesday, Robinson (center, with her attorney and father) said she decided to speak out after the school failed to punish her accused rapist

Furthermore, Robinson said that she had to endure a series of 'humiliating and accusatory questions' from DPS investigators.

They included questions about what she was wearing, what she was drinking, whether she led the accused on, if she often engaged in one-night stands, her sexual history and number of sexual partners.

'I was treated like a suspect,' she said in her statement, according to the New York Daily News.

But she heard a recording of Artis' interview with the DPS.

'They told him, 'don't sweat it, just keep on living your life and playing football,' she said.

'They even laughed with him when he told them how many girls' phone numbers he had managed to get on the same night he raped me.'

She added: 'I did not realize that rather than receiving support and concern from the University, I would only be further victimized by the people who should be working to keep us safe.'

Robinson said she was treated 'like a suspect' while her alleged attacker was allowed to remain a student and continue playing football

In a statement, Robinson and her attorney said they are sharing the story with the hope that a 'real, effective change' can be brought about to ensure victims 'are treated with respect and understanding and that rapists are held accountable for their actions.'

Robinson and her attorney spent six months trying to seek Artis' expulsion 'but the university has done nothing.'

'At every turn, we have been met with discouragement and dismay,' Branch added.

She said the school's Title XI office, which is supposed to protect victims of sexual assault on campus, made no decision on the allegations even after their investigation ended in June.

Since neither the university nor the District Attorney's office punished Artis, she requested two arrest warrants against him on Tuesday – for misdemeanor assault on a female and for misdemeanor sexual battery.

Citizens are able to take out misdemeanor warrants without police involvement under North Carolina law.

A magistrate issued the arrest warrant for Artis, of Marietta, Georgia, on Tuesday.

The warrant says he had sex with her while she was 'mentally incapacitated and physically helpless.'

The University of North Carolina (above, file photo) is the latest school to come under fire for mishandling sexual assault investigations

But the Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall told ABC11 that the allegations were 'thoroughly' investigated.

Woodall also says the case is still pending, according to the AP.

The school is the latest to come under fire for mishandling sexual assault investigations after numerous incidents at colleges across the country, some involving athletes, focused attention on the issue of sexual assault on campuses.

In June, six women filed a federal lawsuit against Baylor University accusing the school of doing nothing to help them after they reported being sexually assaulted on or near campus.