{"id":102576,"date":"2026-02-02T00:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102576\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:07:06","slug":"dhani-cobbs-villanova-football-player-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-another-student-university-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102576\/","title":{"rendered":"D’Hani Cobbs, Villanova football player, charged with sexually assaulting another student, university says"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Villanova University football player was charged with sexually assaulting another student, a university spokesperson said Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

D’Hani Cobbs, a freshman wide receiver on Villanova’s football team, was charged with sexually assaulting another student in December 2025, according to the university.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cobbs’ bio page on Villanova’s athletics website has since been removed<\/a>, but he’s still on ESPN’s stats page<\/a>. It says he returned one punt in the 2025 season. Cobbs is a Camden, New Jersey, native.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Villanova said it launched an investigation into the alleged incident with campus police and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office in December. Cobbs has since been removed from campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Sexual violence of any kind is not tolerated on our campus and we are committed to both supporting the victim and fostering a safe environment for all of our students,” the university said in a statement in part. “We are deeply troubled any time we receive reports of such misconduct, as our priority is, and always has been, to ensure we have a safe community for our students, faculty, and staff.”<\/p>\n

This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/p>\n

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