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Penn State Football Player Suspended and Charged with Assault and Harassment

Senior tight end for the Nittany Lions, Brent Wilkerson, has been suspended from the team after two charges have been brought against him following an incident at State College last month.

According to court documents, on March 8 Nittany Lion senior tight end Brent Wilkerson was charged with a misdemeanor count of indecent assault and a summary count of harassment stemming from an alleged incident in State College in February. State College police brought the charges.
 
The document includes no details of the alleged incident.

Penn State released the following statement:

“We are aware of the charges against Mr. Wilkerson. He has been suspended indefinitely from all football and team activities until we have more information. We will not have any additional comment as this is an ongoing legal matter.”

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