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No indictment for escort, staffer in Louisville sex scandal

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INDIANAPOLIS - MARCH 27: Andre McGee #33 of the Louisville Cardinals walks on the court against the Arizona Wildcats during the third round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Lucas Oil Stadium on March 27, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand jury declined to indict an escort and former Louisville men’s basketball staffer in a sex scandal that engulfed the program.

The Jefferson County grand jury decided Thursday there wasn’t enough evidence for charges of prostitution and unlawful transactions with a minor against Katina Powell and Andre McGee.

Powell wrote in a book published in 2015 that McGee hired her to provide dancers to perform sex acts for Cardinal recruits and players from 2010-2014.

The announcement by the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office comes as the school awaits discipline in early June by the NCAA after an investigation.

Louisville has imposed its own penalties, including a postseason ban in 2015-16 and reductions in scholarships and recruiting visits by coaches.