MASON CITY – A man who signed this summer to play basketball at NIACC is accused of a sex offense on the campus and is now in jail.
Mason City police were called to the NIACC campus, 500 College Drive, on the afternoon of October 2 to investigate a sex offense. As a result of the investigation, officers arrested 18-year-old Rudge Hyppolite on a felony charge of third-degree sexual abuse for an assault allegedly committed on October 1 against a female victim.
Hyppolite is a 6-1 guard from Naples, Florida. He played at Lely High School, averaged 19.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior and helped lead his team to a district championship. Hyppolite was a Class 5A third-team all-state selection.
“He makes 1,000 shots a day,” Lely coach Fritz Jacques was quoted as saying in the Naples News.
Now, Hyppolite is in the Cerro Gordo county jail, held on $10,000 bond. He will face a hearing on October 13. He has been removed from the school’s athletic website.
Sure are a lot of people on here taking the side of the accuser. I would have never expected the likes of LVS, Watchdog and Bode to team up and defend a sex crime. What is this world coming to?
Sounds to me like an18 year old with an an overdose of testosterone. I agree with LVS this young man if found guilty has done himself tremendous harm. I will await the jury decision. And yes, I pray the young lady is ok.
so boda, are you saying the girl is lying about the assualt? thought than never happened. Maybe the guy can get Hillary to defend him. She is good and getting them off and then laughing about it.
Why would you even come here from Florida to go to NIACC?? isnt there any community colleges down there??
I see the NIT jury has determined guilt again.
No, the real pity here is a girl got raped by this guy. I bet this isnt the first time he raped. he ruined his life a long time before he came to niacc. sad he never was taught respect. A dads job.
The real pity here is the guy is only 18 years old and has ruined his life. A charge like this will stick with him forever. It is why blacks seem to be targeted and not trusted.
Oh no. Mr. Alphabet stepped on his dick.
typical, go back over the years and every year there is a “sports import” that gets arrested, usually coach lets them play until their day in court, but somehow the day in court gets moved ahead and moved again til the season is over the then the “import” strangley disappears, never to play niacc sports again and never shows up in court. don’t believe me go over the records and see for yourself.
Now you’ll be playing basketball on the Prison Courts 1 hour a day only! Just to have sex with a Women I think I’d rather Jerk off!!!
Whoops move on your part keep your dick in your pants man esp to North Iowa Women. North Iowa doesn’t need more single Parent mothers milking WIC benefits. I hope she was Worth it!