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Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison was arrested Monday on a domestic violence charge.Collison, 28, was booked into Placer County Jail in Auburn. Jail records show he was arrested on charges of inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant. He was also booked for two misdemeanor warrants, totaling $7,500, for driving with a suspended license, the sheriff's office said.Deputies were called to a home in Granite Bay around 1 a.m. by a woman who said she was being assaulted. When deputies arrived at the home on Oakbrooke Court, they found a woman with visible injuries, the sheriff's office said.Collison was arrested and released on the same day after posting the $55,000 bail. The woman's identity will not be released because she is a domestic violence victim, the sheriff's office said."We've been made aware of the situation,” the Sacramento Kings said in a statement. “The Sacramento Kings condemn violence of any kind. We are gathering additional information and once all facts are known we will take appropriate steps."Executive Director for Stand Up Placer, an agency that serves survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking, said high-profile cases like this one send a bad message to youth.“It’s always concerning with youth who idolize people in sports,” Jenny Davidson explained. “That they'll look at these people as heroes and they'll look at this behavior as acceptable.”Davidson's organization visits schools and workplaces to teach both men and women about healthy relationships, adding that 15 percent of victims are men.The most common form of abuse is emotional, and victims often have a hard time coming forward.“For both men and women, there's a social stigma about admitting it's happening in their relationship,” Davidson said.But she said it's also important to start the conversation, and sometimes high profile investigations bring awareness to center court."I saw it happen a few years ago with an NFL player in an elevator. We don't need to give him too much kudos, but a lot of people started talking about it -- which is good,” Davidson explained. “If people start talking about and how it's not OK, then sometimes that will bring those conversations to the forefront.”Collison, a Rancho Cucamonga native, joined the Kings in 2014 after spending a year with the Los Angeles Clippers.__KCRA's Natalie Brunell contributed to this story.