GBI report: Another woman claimed Roethlisberger forced himself on her

Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright announced Monday that he would not be filing charges against Roethlisberger for an alleged rape at a Milledgeville night club. The accuser's varying accounts and the lack of conclusive physical evidence were cited by the DA, though the alleged victim contends a rape did occur, according to documents released Thursday by the GBI.

“He had sex with me and meanwhile his body guards told my friends they couldn’t pass them to get to me,” the accuser wrote in a hand-written statement dated March 5. The 20-year-old Georgia College & State University sophomore states a Roethlisberger bodyguard took her by the arm and led her down a hallway and placed her atop a stool. The bodyguard left, Roethlisberger approached and exposed himself, the woman said. She said this was "not OK" and went to a bathroom, where Roethlisberger pursued her and forced her to have sex, the woman told a Milledgeville police officer immediately after the incident.

"I went to the first door I saw, which happened to be a bathroom and shut the door," the accuser wrote. "I still said no, this is not OK, and he then had sex with me. He said it was OK. He then left without saying anything."

Roethlisberger's attorney, Ed Garland, said Monday he would not discuss any additional details about the case. "This matter is over," he said. "It is concluded, and I will not be answering any questions about the facts.” Roethlisberger has, through attorneys, maintained his innocence.

According to the documents, one of the woman’s sorority sisters told investigators that her friend "was dragged by a bodyguard to the back room in Capital (City, a local nightclub). She was extremely intoxicated and not aware of what was happening."

Nicole Biancofiore told police she asked the owner of the Capital City Club to "unlock the door but he told me that ‘Ben was not going to do anything to ruin his reputation for the Steelers.' " The accuser, who was wearing a sexually explicit T-shirt, then "came out of the back room and told [another friend] that he had sex with her without her consent," Biancotiore said.

Another friend, Ann Marie Lubatti, said she approached the other security guard and "told him that she [the accuser] was in no shape to be back there with Ben Roethlisberger. He couldn't look me in the eye, and told me he didn't know what was going on."

Bright said Monday that Capital City Club owner Rocky Duncan told him that he offered the accuser's sorority sisters another way into the guarded VIP area. But the manager told Bright they did not take him up on it.

While Roethlisberger avoided prosecution, the only officer to interview him has lost his job. Sgt. Jerry Blash resigned Wednesday under pressure,  WSB-TV reported. Milledgeville Police Department Chief Woodrow Blue confirmed Monday that Blash had made derogatory comments to Roethlisberger about the accuser less than an hour after the alleged sexual assault was reported.

In a March 15 interview with GBI Special Agent Ryan Carmichael,  Blash indicated that he was mad because the alleged victim was not being "straight up" with him. The former sergeant said the victim was very "nonchalant" about her allegations.

Blash's incident report stated that one of Roethlisberger's bodyguards "escorted [the accuser] to a back room/hallway area where the suspect was.

"Once there, she stated, the suspect asked her for sex," Blash's report reads. "At this time it is unclear what happened after this point due to the complainant's recollection being foggy from her intoxication level. However, she did write a statement of what she thought happened."

According to the GBI report, Blash said the victim was "swaying and smelled of alcohol." Blash asked her if she had been raped but she said ‘No, I did not know what was going on."

Roethlisberger met Tuesday with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is expected to suspend the quarterback. The league and the Steelers probably won't decide on punishment until after next week's three-day draft.

Steelers President Art Rooney II said in a press conference Thursday that his All-Pro quarterback will face consequences for his actions.

"I've made it clear to Ben that his conduct in this incident did not live up to our standards," Rooney told reporters. "Ben has indicated to us that he's willing to accept those consequences."

-- Staff reporter Marcus K. Garner contributed to this story.