Police review digital evidence in case of Utah football player Jamal Wallace

Salt Lake City police are reviewing digital evidence in the case of University of Utah football player Jamal Wallace and expect to send it soon to the district attorney's office for screening, KUTV reported. The prosecutor's office will decide whether to file charges. ^[1]

Wallace was arrested Oct. 11 on five Class A misdemeanor counts of distributing an intimate image and was released the next day. A probable-cause statement says a woman accused him of rape and forcible sodomy, and that investigators found two sexually explicit videos taken during the alleged assault. The statement says a video was sent to five people through Snapchat without her knowledge or consent, and that Wallace denied the allegations. ^[1]

Police Sgt. Greg Wilking said there is "a fair amount of evidence" to go through, including electronic devices, and that getting records from social media platforms takes time. Retired Deputy Police Chief Chris Bertram, now a private investigator, said the absence of a rape charge suggests that investigation is still ongoing. ^[1]