Jameis Winston will not be charged in a sexual assault case, State Attorney Willie Meggs announced Thursday afternoon.
Meggs, the attorney who took over the case when it was reactivated last month, ended three weeks of investigation and intense national scrutiny by closing the case without charging Winston.
"We've carefully examined all the evidence in this case and have concluded that no charges will be filed in this case," Meggs said.
Meggs said there was insufficient evidence to charge Winston in the case. He said Toxicology reports showed the accuser was not intoxicated with a Blood alcohol level of .04, well within the legal limit. There also was no evidence of drugs in the accuser's blood.
Meggs said the accuser's story "had problems" in that it had inconsistencies, saying her account of events "moved around a good bit." But Meggs did say the accuser would likely have testified in court if charges had been pursued.
"We know there was a sexual event that occurred," Meggs said. "One side says it wasn't consensual, one side says it was."
Meggs said a second DNA sample from the accuser was matched to her boyfriend.
Meggs, the attorney who took over the case when it was reactivated last month, ended three weeks of investigation and intense national scrutiny by closing the case without charging Winston.
"We've carefully examined all the evidence in this case and have concluded that no charges will be filed in this case," Meggs said.
Meggs said there was insufficient evidence to charge Winston in the case. He said Toxicology reports showed the accuser was not intoxicated with a Blood alcohol level of .04, well within the legal limit. There also was no evidence of drugs in the accuser's blood.
Meggs said the accuser's story "had problems" in that it had inconsistencies, saying her account of events "moved around a good bit." But Meggs did say the accuser would likely have testified in court if charges had been pursued.
"We know there was a sexual event that occurred," Meggs said. "One side says it wasn't consensual, one side says it was."
Meggs said a second DNA sample from the accuser was matched to her boyfriend.