‘I fought like hell’: Three women testify in court against former USU football player Torrey Green

Three women, who did not know each other, testified to Judge Brian Cannell on Wednesday in 1st District Court, sharing their experiences involving separate times in which Green allegedly raped or sexually assaulted them. All these women’s stories bear some similarities. Cannell will hear arguments from four other women and those they reported to throughout the next two days.

L.P.

When L.P. met former Utah State University football player Torrey Green, she thought he was “nice, polite and a family guy.”

However, that opinion changed when she went to Green’s apartment for what she thought would be watching a movie.

Minutes into the movie, Green began to kiss and cuddle her, she testified.

While L.P. said she first “jokingly” told Green to get off of her, she quickly went from joking to terrified.

“It was an out-of-body experience,” she said.

As she tried to get up and leave, Green backed her into his bathroom and sexually assaulted her, she said.

Thinking back to an earlier conversation she had with Green in which he told her how much he loved his mother and family, L.P. said she asked Green “what his mother would think of this,” which he ignored.

Green eventually let her leave and agreed to take her home, but she was terrified to tell anyone.

However, after she read media articles relating to earlier allegations against Green, she came forward to the police.

“I made a promise to myself that if he ever was caught that I would come forward also,” she said. “To make sure women know they’re not alone.”

M.H.

M.H. said she met Green on the dating app Tinder. She and Green communicated on the app and he invited her over for dinner at his North Logan apartment.

The two were watching a movie in Green’s room when he offered her a massage and began to kiss her, which she said she was OK with.

However, she testified that Green began to try and remove her clothing — which she was not OK with.

“I was saying stop and don’t and I was pushing him away,” she said.

Eventually, she said Green began to rape her.

Soon after, M.H. told her friend Andrew about the occurrence. Andrew encouraged her to tell the police, but she was too scared at the time.

However, when she read reports in the Salt Lake Tribune regarding four other victims, she decided to report to the police.

“It was a necessary thing for me to do in order to prevent other girls from being hurt again,” she testified.

Andrew and Allison, whom M.H. first reported the incident to, also shared their stories and told the court what they remember regarding their conversations with M.H.

C.D.

C.D. met Torrey Green outside the Aggie Marketplace, a Utah State University dining hall located in the Taggart Student Center.

Green asked for her number and the two text messaged for a few days before Green invited her over for dinner at his North Logan apartment. However, the two never actually had dinner.

Instead, the two watched a movie together when Green began “aggressively” kissing her and trying to take her clothing off, C.D. testified.

Eventually Green pinned her to a wall and assaulted her, she said with tears flowing from her eyes.

“I fought like hell even though I wanted to quit and let go,” she said.

For fear of “ruining his life,” C.D. did not report to the police. However, her mother read media accounts of other women who were allegedly raped by Green, and encouraged C.D to reach out to The Salt Lake Tribune reporter, Alex Stuckey. After an interview with Stuckey, C.D. reported to the police, who then turned the charges over to the Cache County Attorney’s Office.

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