BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Suspended Penn State tailback Austin Scott was ordered to stand trial on felony rape and sexual-assault charges after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.

District Judge Daniel Hoffman also upheld several misdemeanor charges, but prosecutors withdrew two felony charges of aggravated indecent assault because of a lack of evidence.

The accuser, a fellow Penn State student, testified Wednesday that she and Scott had met and had been texting each other before meeting at a bar. The rape allegedly occurred in the early morning hours on Oct. 5 at Scott's on-campus apartment.

By The Associated Press