Iowa State basketball player Travis Spivey was suspended from university athletics after he was charged in late June with sexually abusing two juvenile runaways.

Spivey was arrested at his home, 112 Hickory Drive, shortly after 11 on the morning of June 23, said Ames Police Sgt. Jim Robinson.

Spivey was charged with third-degree sexual abuse, a Class C felony.

The charges stem from accusations that Spivey raped an unidentified 15-year-old girl and an unidentified 17-year-old girl on June 12 in his home.

Both girls had noticeable bruises, according to the file at the Story County Courthouse.

According to the file, 21-year-old Spivey admitted he had sex with the 15-year-old girl to police.

According to Iowa law, contact between a 15-year-old and anyone five or more years older is a felony third-degree sexual abuse, whether consensual or forced.

Tom Kroeschell, assistant athletic director for Media Relations, said Spivey’s suspension became effective upon his arrest.

According to the ISU Student Athletic Code of Conduct, “if a student athlete is arrested and or issued a citation for violation of a local, state or federal law which is involving a violent action such as assault, drug and/or felony charges, the student athlete shall be suspended from participation in intercollegiate athletics until the charges are resolved by the legal system.”

The code also states, “By suspending the student athlete, the department and the university are in no way prejudging the student athlete’s conduct, rather such action is taken in order to protect the student athlete.”

Kroeschell said there is no way of determining the length of Spivey’s suspension because it is dependent upon what route the case takes.

If Spivey is convicted of the charges, he will be removed from the team roster immediately.

“If convicted, Travis would be dismissed from the team. Let me emphasize in the strongest way possible that I will not tolerate this type of behavior,” men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy said in a written statement.

In addition to university charges, Spivey faces a “penalty of up to 10 years in prison and/or a $500 to $10,000 fine,” Robinson said.

According to an article in The Des Moines Register, police seized three condoms, a mattress and a blanket from Spivey’s bedroom when executing the warrant for his arrest.

The girls told police they drank alcohol, and one said she smoked marijuana at Spivey’s duplex after meeting him in the parking lot of Kum and Go, 203 Welch Ave., on June 11.

Police searched Spivey’s bedroom for drugs, but none were found.

Spivey, junior in general undergraduate studies, transferred to ISU from Georgia Tech, but due to an NCAA rule requiring transfer students to sit out one year, he did not play last season.

As of late July, Spivey has pleaded not guilty to the two counts of third-degree sexual abuse.