The alleged incident happened in March 2016 in Wheaton, about 25 miles west of Chicago, during which the alleged victim claims he was taken forcefully out of his dorm room, restrained against his will and left at a baseball field, Wheaton Police Chief Jim Volpe said Tuesday.
According to an investigation report obtained by ABC News, the alleged victim told school investigators that he was in a dorm when several people burst in, held him down, “violently” pulled his arms behind him and wrapped duct tape around his ankles and wrists.
The attackers put a pillowcase on his head and duct-taped it, and put him into a car, the alleged victim told investigators.
The alleged victim told investigators his attackers attempted to sexually assault him with an object, and that he was also punched and slapped.
He told investigators that he was taken to a baseball field; he said dirt was thrown on him, his cellphone was taken and he was left there partially naked.
After an over year-long investigation, a judge Monday signed arrest warrants for five Wheaton football players in connection with the case and set bonds at $50,000 for each, Paul Darrah of the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office told ABC News.