Ex-Vol Briscoe gets Feb. 26 court date

SEVIERVILLE - A Feb. 26 court date has been set for a former University of Tennessee football player who is accused of soliciting a sexual favor from a 15-year-old while working as a Pigeon Forge High School assistant coach.

The case of Joshua Briscoe, 23, was reset from Friday because the investigating officer in the case could not be in court.

Briscoe, a former UT receiver, is accused of sending a text message Aug. 20 telling the teen, who was a player on the Pigeon Forge team, "You owe me a lil (sic) action for going off like that."

The statement, according to Pigeon Forge police, was followed by a suggestion of a sexual favor.

Police have speculated the "going off" comment referred to "some kind of attitude" the player exhibited that Briscoe witnessed.

Briscoe, through his attorney, Joseph Baker, has consistently denied the charge, and the defendant remains free on $7,500 bond.

He also is forbidden to have any contact with the alleged victim or the victim's family.

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