None — Calling them misstatements in the media, attorneys for the woman accusing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault fired back Thursday night.
Reports began circulating Wednesday night that the 20-year-old Georgia college student was no longer cooperating with investigators.
A statement was released saying, "Our client is cooperating fully with law enforcement in this matter. Future interviews have been scheduled and our client will attend."
While investigators will speak with the woman, they apparently won't have access to the video surveillance inside the Milledgeville night club from March 5.
The attorney for the club, Carl Cansino, told Channel 11 police went to the club 3 days after the alleged incident to watch the video.
Cansino said the detectives got a call and had to leave. Whey they returned to get the video they said it wouldn't play.
Cansino claims the video was viewed by the club manager before it malfunctioned and it never showed Roethlisberger and the accuser together.
"They come in at different times. Maybe within minutes or seconds or whatever but they come in independently and they leave independently. So the video tape doesn't seem to be a crucial part of the evidence," Cansino said.
Cansino called the tape situation an honest mistake by club employees.
Cansino confirmed that the club confiscated an altered ID from the accuser weeks earlier.
Meanwhile, for the first time, a Steelers teammate spoke out about the investigation.
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark said he supports Roethlisberger during an ESPN appearance Thursday.
"I think when guys do these things..sometimes guys make mistakes. I'm not his judge or jury. Obviously if we miss Ben for a minute of the game it affects us. But my thing is, to do as a teammate as a friend, is to be there for him if he has any questions or wants to know the pulse of the team. Or how we feel about him. It's to be there and love on him and allow him back to be our leader. We can't look at him and say 'Ben you are doing this and it's affecting us.' How selfish is that as a teammate and as a friend?" Clark said.
On Tuesday, Georgia Bureau of Investigations officials and Roethlisberger's attorney, Edward Garland, confirmed that investigators dropped their request for a DNA sample from Roethlisberger because there's no genetic material collected at the scene or from the young woman.
Previous Stories: March 25, 2010: Roethlisberger's DNA Controversy: Did Police Ask For It Or Not? March 23, 2010: NFL Commissioner To Meet With Roethlisberger March 22, 2010: Tomlin Speaks Out On Roethlisberger Ordeal March 19, 2010: Steelers' Rooney: Wait And See On Roethlisberger Concern March 17, 2010: Georgia Officials Want To Talk To Roethlisberger's Other Accuser March 15, 2010: New Questions Surrounding Roethlisberger's Security March 12, 2010: WPXI Scopes Out Club Where Alleged Roethlisberger Assault Occurred March 12, 2010: Ga. Police Posed With Roethlisberger Before Alleged Assault March 12, 2010: NFL.com: Steelers' Roethlisberger On Rocky Ground With Rooneys March 12, 2010: Exclusive: Rick Earle Interviews Lead Investigator In Roethlisberger Case March 12, 2010: Attorney For Off-Duty Officer With Roethlisberger Talks To WPXI March 11, 2010: Maker Of 'Big Ben's Beef Jerky' Concerned About Allegations March 10, 2010: Roethlisberger's Accuser To Return To Ga. College March 9, 2010: Roethlisberger Accuser Drops Out Of College, TMZ Reports March 8, 2010: Roethlisberger's Attorney: 'No Sexual Assault Occurred' March 8, 2010: Investigation Continues After Roethlisberger Accused Of Sex Assault
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