Ben Roethlisberger, the 28 year-old NFL Steelers quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Georgia nightspot, will be interviewed soon by police.

"The facts show that there was no criminal activity," Atlanta defense attorney Ed Garland said in a statement to the media. "No sexual assault occurred. We are cooperating with the investigation. Ben is completely innocent of any crime. The truth of the events should cause this investigation to end without a criminal charge."

Authorities say they are reviewing surveillance videos from nearby businesses in an attempt to determine what happened. They would not divulge what had been learned. They predicted a total of eight interviews would be carried out, "hopefully in the next two or three days."

The NFL said, "We have no comment concerning an ongoing police investigation. We will follow developments."

Police talked to Roethlisberger, 28, and his 20-year-old accuser at the scene immediately after the alleged incident was reported about 2:30 a.m. Friday at the nightclub in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Apparently the accuser was part of a group mingling with Roethlisberger's friends at the restaurant and that the group had gone to other bars and restaurants Thursday evening.
The woman was treated at an area hospital Friday morning and released.

Last year, a civil complaint filed against Roethlisberger also alleged sexual assault. He has denied the allegation made by an executive casino host at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, saying, "Her false and vicious accusations are an attack on my family and on me; I would never, ever force myself on a woman."

Roethlisberger and eight Harrah's employees are named in the suit, which seeks at least $390,000, plus unspecified punitive damages, from the defendants.