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Tennis player Christopher Doerr accused of rape in America

12:28pm Wednesday 19th November 2008


A 20-YEAR-OLD tennis player from Bromley has been arrested in America on suspicion of rape.

Christopher Richard Doerr is accused of assaulting a 20-year-old woman at his apartment in Starkville, Mississippi, during a party on Saturday night (November 15).

He has also been accused of supplying beer to a minor.

The Hattiesburg American paper reports that Doerr was arrested on Monday (November 17) and was still in custody yesterday.

Doerr is a tennis player at Mississippi State University (MSU).

Officials from MSU’s athletic department say they cannot comment on Doerr’s status while the investigation continues.


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