Tuesday, April 11, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Green Bay's Mark Chmura to face charges
NFL star accused of sexual assault
The Associated Press
HARTLAND, Wis. — NFL star Mark Chimura was arrested yesterday after his 17-year-old baby sitter accused him of sexually assaulting her in a bathroom during a party at which they played a drinking game together.
Robert Gessert, a friend of the Green Bay Packers tight end, also was arrested. An 18-year-old woman accused him of sexually assaulting her in a hot tub at Gessert's home at the party after a prom, according to court records.
Chmura and Gessert were released on $5,000 bail and are due in court May 15.
Chmura, 31, and Gessert, 42, have not been charged. Police are recommending a charge of third-degree sexual assault, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
A search warrant filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court said the 17-year-old girl told police Chmura led her into a bathroom at Gessert's house early Sunday, locked the door, removed her jeans and underwear and had sexual intercourse with her.
The 18-year-old girl accused Gessert of indecently touching her while in the hot tub.
Police Chief Morton Hetznecker said 15 to 20 people were at Gessert's home, many of them juveniles. The 17-year-old girl told police they were playing a drinking game and Gessert gave her a drink with vodka. She told police she became drunk, the warrant said.
hair and blood samples to authorities, the warrant said.
She said Chmura was wearing white boxer shorts and a dark towl. Four pairs of underwear were confiscated when authorities searched Chmura's home yesterday, including white boxes, the warrant said.
Investigators also recovered six towels when they searched Gessert's home, the warrant said, including a dark-colored towel. Authorities also confiscated vacuum cleaner filters containing hair and other debris from the bathroom floor. Chmura also gave
Thehmura was arrested and hand-cuffed early yesterday at his home, where his wife was present, Hetznecker said. Later in the day, Thmura friend John Drana answered the door at the player's home and said Thmura would have no comment.
Chmura, the nried father of two children, joined the Packers in 1992 out of Boston College. He built a home in this style.com
nity less than an hour's drive from Milwaukee about a year ago.
An avid supporter of family charities and conservative politics, Chmura refused to meet with President Clinton after the Packers' 1997 Super Bowl victory and made disparaging comments about the president's moral character.
Third-degree sexual assault involves sexual intercourse with someone without his or her consent, according to Wisconsin law.
First- and second-degree sexual assault include having sexual intercourse with someone without his or her consent and using or threatening to use force.
Packers representative Lee Remmel issued a statement yesterday from Green Bay.
The 17-year-old girl and her mother contacted police Sunday. The teen was examined at a hospital, Hetznecker said.
"As an organization, we are disappointed that Mark Chmura is involved in the type of situation that has been reported," the statement said.
Last week, Packers reserve running back De'Mond Parker was charged in Richton Park, Ill., with possession of marjuana. He was arrested April 2 after 7 grams of marjuana were found in an automobile in which he was seated, police said.
In February, wide receiver Antonio Freeman was sentenced to a year of probation for obstructing police in a Green Bay traffic accident. Former wide receiver Charles Jordan was fined $5,000 for lying about the accident.
McEnroe gets used to new role as captain
The Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Slowly,
and with much squirming, clapping,
prodding and grimacing.
John McEnroe is getting the hang of being U.S. Davis Cup captain.
"To sit there and not be running around, I'm not used to that." McEnroe said Sunday after the Americans eked out a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic and advanced to the semifinals against Spain in July.
His squad rallied from a 2-1 deficit for the second straight round. In McEnroe's debut as captain, the Americans faced elimination in Zimbabwe before winning both singles matches on the final day.
"These have been two tough ties," he said. "The scary thing is it's going to be tough, if anything."
who aren't used to having anyone tell them how to play tennis.
McBroejo's job confines him to a courside seat where he ponders ways to motivate players like Andre Agassi and Pete Sampson.
After Sampras was dealt a humiliating straight-set defeat by Jiri Novak in Friday's opening singles, McEnroe was at a loss at what to
say to a player who was once his opponent and doubles partner.
But McEnroe rates highoe with Agassi for his direct approach.
"Under normal circumstances, you're feeling like, I've done this my whole life ...
so I don't want to hear anything," Agassi said. "But it can be an asset. ... John will never detour you from your path. He'll only say things that keep you focused on the things that
Agassi: Praises McEnroe for his direct approach
particular person needs."
And he isn't afraid to rip his players. After Saturday's doubles loss by Alex O'Brien and Jared Palmer left the Americans trailing 2-1, McEnroe said his team was "acting like spoiled kids."
He criticized his players' work ethic and singled out Sampras for not hustling in the loss to Jiri Novak on Friday.
"I'm sure John was as frustrated as much as I was sitting there watching, that I couldn't get my game going," Sampras said.
Early in Sunday's fifth and decisive match against Slava Dosedel, Sampras strained his left thigh on a running forehand. He limped back to his chair on the changeover, where a trainer massaged his leg.
McEnroe urged him to "suck it up for 45 minutes so we can get out of here."
The two former top-ranked players seemingly found a comfort level
with each other that hadn't previously existed. Sampras was a late withdrawal from the first round in Zimbabwe because of a hip injury, causing McEnroe to question Sampras' commitment to Davis Cup.
They patched things up after what Sampras described as a few "heart to heart" talks.
Czech captain Jan Kukal predicts McEnroe will be the best U.S. captain ever. But, for now, he believes McEnroe lacks experience and is too emotionally involved in the points.
Like Kukal, Agassi senses McEnroe's emotional frustration at not being able to dictate the outcome the way he used to as a player on five Davis Cup title teams.
I don't think he struggles to sit still," Agassi said. "I think he chooses not to. God bless him for that. I like the energy. You need to have it out there."
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