This is a sad story all around.
Eric Frimpong was a defender on the 2006 NCAA champion UCSB Gauchos men's soccer team. He's now serving six years at the California Correctional Institution for rape.
The accuser was raped, but the evidence presented at the trial is iffy at best.
I believe Frimpong is innocent. A victim of a racist and xenophobic judicial system in rich white Santa Barbara. Feel free to judge the story for yourself.
ESPN the Magazine's Sam Alipour covers it in this online article.
A special shoutout to Soccer by Ives where I first saw the story.
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Hey Guy, hope all is well. Found this T-shirt available, with proceeds going toward the Eric Frimpong Freedom Fund, thought you may be interested:
http://store.objectivo.com/home/eric-frimpong-soccer-t-shirt.html
Sean Rubio
Hey Sean!
Thanks for the t-shirt link.
I'm hangin' in. Trying to ride out this economy like everyone else. :)
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