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Seahawks Ignored Assault Witnesses

Only interviewed draft pick.

The Seattle Seahawks only interviewed their draft pick during their investigation of whether he beat his ex-girlfriend, despite the presence of several other eyewitnesses in the case. Lis Babson and Kristie Cole say they got a glimpse of a limp woman in Frank Clark’s hotel room in November after they heard loud noises next door and banged on the door until he opened it. “She looked unconscious,’’ Cole said. “She looked like she was knocked out, and then she started to move slowly.” The women said Clark then slammed the door shut. Their statements corroborate a police report, but the Seahawks still drafted Clark as their 63rd pick, saying that an extensive investigation found the ex and eyewitnesses’ claims to be unfounded. Clark was charged with two first-degree misdemeanors for domestic violence and assault, but then pleaded guilty in a deal to a lesser charge and paid only a $250 fine.