3 PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Three young men pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl after she became intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. during a drinking game at a Lancaster apartment. Charged in the May 1 incident were John Lonien, 19, of Lancaster, Jason Price Jason Price is a professional footballer currently playing at Doncaster Rovers in Football League One. He came to the Rovers after playing for Hull City. He plays as a midfielder or forward. , 19, of Quartz Hill, and Christopher Craig, 18, of Lancaster. The men were each being held in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $200,000 bail. They were scheduled to appear May 22 for a preliminary hearing in Antelope Municipal Court. The three defendants each were charged with a lewd act with a minor under 14 and forced oral copulation copulation /cop·u·la·tion/ (kop?u-la´shun) sexual union; the transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals. cop·u·la·tion n. 1. by intoxication intoxication, condition of body tissue affected by a poisonous substance. Poisonous materials, or toxins, are to be found in heavy metals such as lead and mercury, in drugs, in chemicals such as alcohol and carbon tetrachloride, in gases such as carbon monoxide, and . Price and Craig also were charged with rape by intoxication, Evans said. Evans said the girl was acquainted with the defendants. ``They were apparently playing a drinking game, got her intoxicated and took her to the bedroom,'' Evans said. ``They stripped her and proceeded to have various forms of sex with her.'' The girl's parents reported the incident to sheriff's deputies, Evans said. ``It was brought to the attention of a family friend, and the family friend told the parents,'' Evans said. In interviews with investigators, Evans said the defendants ``admitted to certain conduct, but didn't admit to all conduct.'' |
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