A Rutgers University sophomore who played wide receiver for the Scarlet Knights football team has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Texas.

A Rutgers athletics spokesman confirmed to NJ Advance Media that Dacoven Bailey, who played in nine games last fall, was dismissed from the team in January and is currently not enrolled in the university.

Rutgers football coach Chris Ash wasn't available for comment Saturday morning.

The news was first reported by Texas television station KXII. The report said Bailey is one of four men accused of raping a 15-year old girl in his hometown of Pilot Point, Texas, on July 2, 2017.

Bailey didn't immediately reply to a text message.

Dacoven Bailey mugshot from Dec. 29, 2017, arrest in Pilot Point, Texas.

According to Denton County Sheriff's Office jail records, Bailey was charged on Dec. 29, 2017, with sexual assault and was released from jail the next day on $20,000 bond.

His mother, Shileta Bailey, told the Texas TV station that she had "no idea of any of it'' and "neither did'' Dacoven Bailey "until December.''

"It's heartbreaking,'' she said, per the report. "I didn't raise my son to be that way. I didn't raise him to do those things but everybody gets caught up in certain situations. ... I feel like he's just being caught in a bad situation but every situation is a learning experience and this is one that he has to learn and has to go through.''

In addition to hauling in nine receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown at wide receiver, Bailey showed his versatility by recording 11 tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery while playing defensive back and on special teams.

He was considered to be an under-the-radar recruit after rushing for 1,172 yards and 13 touchdowns and adding 31 catches for 321 yards as a senior at Pilot Point (Tex.) High School.

Bailey saw action as a true freshman, and finished his Rutgers career with 23 games played and 12 receptions.

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