FLINT, Mich. -- Former Sacramento Kings point guard Mateen Cleaves faces charges after a woman says she was held against her will in a motel room and sexually assaulted.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the 39-year-old Cleaves was charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault and unlawful imprisonment.
Arrangements were being made for Cleaves to turn himself in.
The woman said she met Cleaves in September at a Flint-area charity golf outing and later taken to a Mundy Township motel and assaulted.
Genesee County officials transferred the case to Wayne County due to possible conflict of interest.
After leading Michigan State to the NCAA title in 2000, Cleaves was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft.
He played for the Kings from 2001 to 2003.
Over two seasons in Sacramento, Cleaves appeared in 44 games.
He last played in the NBA during the 2005-06 campaign.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
