The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... The hotel-room sexual assault allegations against Crabtree do not appear to be holding up under investigation.
Diehards Line:San Francisco police said Friday that they were looking into a complaint that Crabtree had assaulted a woman in a hotel after the Niners defeated the Green Bay Packers in a playoff game Jan. 12. According to a San Francisco law enforcement source, the woman who lodged the allegation was one of three women who joined Crabtree in a party at a room in the tony W Hotel on Third Street. The other two women have told investigators that Crabtree didn't assault anyone, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing. Police haven't found any physical evidence of an attack. ... Crabtree has denied any wrongdoing. He was accompanied by an attorney when he spoke Friday with police, who publicly described him as cooperative. Police Chief Greg Suhr declined to discuss the case, other than to say that he hoped the investigation would be wrapped up within the next 10 days - in other words, before the Super Bowl. ... Stay tuned.