BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The case of a former Connecticut 
college student accused of lying about being raped by two 
university football players is headed to trial.
The Connecticut Post reports 19-year-old Nikki Yovino rejected a 
plea deal Wednesday in Bridgeport Superior Court. Prosecutors 
offered a two-year prison sentence and a judge offered one-year 
sentence.
The judge set a trial date of Feb. 21.
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The native of South Setauket, New York, accused two Sacred Heart 
University football players of sexually assaulting her during an 
October 2016 party. The players said the sex was consensual.
Police say Yovino admitted making up the allegations because she 
worried another student would lose romantic interest in her when 
he found out about the sexual encounter.
Yovino’s lawyer says they’re eager to present the whole story to 
a jury.
http://wtnh.com/2018/01/10/woman-accused-of-lying-about-being-
raped-rejects-plea-deal/