:Tevin Elliot
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
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|currentposition=Linebacker
|class=File:Redshirt.svg Senior
|major=Recreation
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1991|5|16}}
|birth_place=Mount Pleasant, Texas
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight=245
|highlights=
- Sports Illustrated Impact Freshmen (2010)
|highschool=Mount Pleasant High School,
Mount Pleasant, Texas
|pastschools=
- Baylor University (2009–2012)
- University of Central Arkansas (2012–2013)
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Tevin Sherard Elliott (born May 16, 1991) is a former American football linebacker who is currently serving 20 years in state prison for two rape charges against a female Baylor athlete.{{cite web| url = https://www.wacotrib.com/news/courts_and_trials/ex-bu-football-player-gets-years-in-sexual-assaults/article_0e8c23fa-44cc-59da-a134-de9fe39a7d5e.html| title = Ex-BU football player gets 20 years in sexual assaults {{!}} Crime {{!}} wacotrib.com| date = January 24, 2014}}
Biography
Regarded as only a one-star recruit by Rivals.com, Elliott was not highly recruited and not listed among the top linebacker or defensive end prospects of the class of 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Tevin-Elliot-84951 |work=Rivals.com |title=Tevin Elliot Recruiting Profile |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118133725/https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Tevin-Elliot-84951 |archivedate=November 18, 2015 }}
On October 14, 2010, at the age of 19, Elliott was named one of the Impact Freshmen of 2010 by Sports Illustrated.{{Cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/10/14/impact-freshmen/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017055125/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/10/14/impact-freshmen/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2010 |title=Taylor Martinez, Marcus Lattimore headline 2010 impact freshmen |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=October 14, 2010 |first=Ben |last=Glicksman }}
On January 23, 2014, at the age of 22, Elliott was sentenced to 20 years in prison for two counts of sexual assault against a former female Baylor athlete. He is expected to serve a minimum of 10 years before becoming eligible for parole sometime in 2024.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/news/courts_and_trials/ex-bu-football-player-gets-years-in-sexual-assaults/article_0e8c23fa-44cc-59da-a134-de9fe39a7d5e.html|title=Ex-BU football player gets 20 years in sexual assaults|website=WacoTrib.com|date=January 24, 2014 |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
In May 2016, reports surfaced that Baylor University and its head football coach Art Briles were aware of Elliott's assault and rape of a Baylor student. A report issued by the Pepper Hamilton law firm—hired to investigate Baylor's treatment of sexual assault claims—substantiated much of the report and indicated that Baylor took actions to cover up its students' reports of sexual assault and rape.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baylor.edu/rtsv/doc.php/266596.pdf|title=Baylor Website|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|archive-date=June 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614214701/http://www.baylor.edu/rtsv/doc.php/266596.pdf|url-status=dead}} Baylor Board of Regents chair, Richard Willis said that the investigation "revealed the university's mishandling of reports in what should have been a supportive, responsive and caring environment for students."
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Category:21st-century American criminals
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Category:American football linebackers
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Category:Players of American football from Waco, Texas
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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