Claims that five San Diego State football players raped a girl were followed by months of silence

The San Diego State University campus. The reports to campus officials late last year revealed disturbing allegations about players from San Diego State University’s winning football team. Before police formally asked the San Diego State president to delay its investigation, some campus officials privately discussed the pressing need to launch an inquiry and that they couldn’t “continue to do nothing while SDPD takes their time,” according to the internal records reviewed by The Times. Three days after the alleged rape, San Diego State President Adela de la Torre and other campus officials learned of the accusations after police contacted the university. The student described being frightened and concerned that coaches were “trying to sweep it under the rug because our football team is doing so well.” “99% of the football players are aware of the 5-person rape so the rest of the student-athletes are left wondering why nothing is being done,” the student said, adding: “Every person in authority here at SDSU needs to be aware of this, including Adela de la Torre.” San Diego State officials were poised to launch an investigation in late October based on the secondhand information they had received, according to records reviewed by The Times.