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A former Ohio State football player faced up 22 years in prison for rape charges after his accuser admitted she lied about the accusations after the two ended their romantic relationship.

Bri’Onte Dunn was charged with three counts of rape from the alleged incident that took place in August 2017 according to the Columbus Dispatch. Dunn adamant dismissed the rape allegations. The jury deliberated for three hours and found Dunn innocent.

According to reports after the couples breakup, Dunn asked a ride from the 26-year-old unidentified woman, who took them to her home to await a Uber.

“He was touching me, groping me outside of my clothes. I told him to stop again. That time he didn’t stop” the woman said during testimony 10 TV reports. The woman claimed she asked for Dunn to stop then she allges he apologized and got off her.

Dunn’s attorney Joe Landusky claimed the woman lied because she felt scorned.

“She fell in love. She said you are now my boyfriend; I love you; I want to have your baby. I want to be the wife of an NFL football player. Because my client didn’t say goodbye in an appropriate way, he has now become a rapist,” Landusky said.

“I’m happy that the whole world can see that I’m innocent,” Dunn said. “I’m just trying to get back with my life, and hopefully renewing my career. I hope the coaches will understand that I’m an innocent man like I am… I never thought an innocent man could get this far in the process.”

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