Former MSU football players Josh King, Donnie Corley arraigned in East Lansing

Christopher Haxel | Lansing State Journal

Show Caption Hide Caption 3 MSU football players charged; get to know who they are A judge authorized charges Tuesday against three MSU football players: Josh King, Donnie Corley and Demetric Vance.

EAST LANSING - Former MSU football players Joshua King and Donnie Corley Jr. were arraigned Wednesday on multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged January sexual assault.

King, 19, of Darien, Illinois, is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and a count of capturing an image of an unclothed person. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.

Judge Richard Ball set King's bond at $25,000, cash or surety. He was placed into handcuffs after the hearing, and remained confined Wednesday afternoon.

King was the last of three football players to be arraigned in connection with the Jan. 16 incident, which occurred during a party at an on-campus apartment.

Shannon Smith, King's attorney, said during the hearing that there are videos of King's encounter with the woman on King's phone that police haven't been able to open.

"I believe once we are able to open those videos... it will show this was consensual," she said. "We have a very strong defense."

The videos will also vindicate the other two players, Smith said.

Corley, 19, of Detroit, was arraigned earlier Wednesday on one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. He paid 10% of his $10,000 bond and was released shortly after the hearing.

Demetric Vance, 20, also of Detroit, was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. His bond also was set at $10,000 and he was released after paying 10%.

Corley and Vance both face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

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All three men were ordered to have no contact with the victim. Preliminary hearings for all three are scheduled for June 22.

According to testimony during a Tuesday hearing to authorize arrest warrants, MSU Police believe that during the party King invited a woman to "speak somewhere quiet," then "pulled" her into a bathroom and forced her to perform oral and vaginal sex. After that, Corley and Vance are each accused of forcing her to perform oral sex.

Police also allege that King recorded himself having sex with the victim.

Corley and Vance's attorneys have both said their clients are innocent and expect to prove that as the legal proceedings progress.

All three were dismissed from the football program on Tuesday shortly after Judge Ball issued warrants for their arrest.

Contact Christopher Haxel at 517-377-1261 or chaxel@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisHaxel.