Mark Sanchez, USC's No. 2 quarterback arrested for alleged sexual assault [FONT=geneva,arial]
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[/FONT] [FONT=geneva,arial][SIZE=-2] Wednesday, April 26, 2006
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(04-26) 18:29 PDT Los Angeles (AP) --
Mark Sanchez, Southern California's backup quarterback, was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sexually assaulting a female student, police said.
Sanchez, 19, was arrested around 4 p.m. just north of campus and was being booked for investigation of sexual assault, police Officer Jason Lee said.
"The alleged assault occurred earlier today," Lee said. The USC student reported it to police but no other details were immediately available.
A spokesman for USC said the university will release a statement later Wednesday.
Sanchez is listed on the Trojans' depth chart as the backup to John David Booty, but is expected to battle for the starting job this fall. Booty practiced only once this spring before he injured his back and had to undergo surgery.
Sanchez played the recent spring scrimmage and has been practicing with the first unit.
He will be a redshirt freshman this coming season.