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A report surfaced on Thursday that sophomore WR Grant Perry had been charged with four counts of sexual assault (dating back to an incident in East Lansing in October). Former Michigan WR Braylon Edwards shared his thoughts on the allegations over his Twitter account:
Food for thought: the American justice system states, "innocent until proven guilty " and this tends to be the case unless the accused is an
— Braylon Edwards (@OfficialBraylon) December 23, 2016
athlete. Soon as it's discovered to be an athlete it is the opposite. People will drag and defame before waiting for a verdict. The reason
— Braylon Edwards (@OfficialBraylon) December 23, 2016
I brought this up because of Grant Perry at UofM. This young man is accused of 4 counts of rape in East Lansing, his schools rival city.
— Braylon Edwards (@OfficialBraylon) December 23, 2016
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Name is being dragged through the mud, he isn't being allowed to play in the bowl game and the worst part is if he's found innocent no one
— Braylon Edwards (@OfficialBraylon) December 23, 2016
Will apologize to him or his family. I'm not saying we are always innocent, we just deserve for the public to wait and see. #WAITING
— Braylon Edwards (@OfficialBraylon) December 23, 2016