Son of cyclist Lance Armstrong accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old, Austin police say
AUSTIN - Luke Armstrong, son of world-famous cyclist Lance Armstrong, was arrested after authorities say he sexually assaulted a child in June of 2018.
An Austin Police Department affidavit states that 21-year-old Luke David Armstrong sexually assaulted a 16-year-old after a party in south Austin three years ago. He was 18 at the time.
Armstrong's attorney, Randy Leavitt, denied the allegations and claimed that the two were in a consensual relationship that lasted months. He said the Armstrong family is supporting their son and is gathering evidence to present to the district attorney which dispute the victim's claims.
"What occurred three years ago in high school was not a crime and was not a sexual assault. It was a consensual relationship then and continued consensually between two young people with both ultimately going their separate ways," Leavitt said. "These charges should not have been filed and certainly not three years later."
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