Newspaper fires writer, makes corrections to story about alleged sexual abuse by Georgia football players

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) released a statement on Wednesday to say that it has "issued corrections" in a story that investigated current and former members of the Georgia football team.

The author, Alan Judd, has been "terminated for violating the organization’s journalistic standards," the outlet said.

The AJC declined Georgia's demand to retract the article but detailed the corrections it made.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said it has "issued corrections" in a story that investigated current and former members of the Georgia football team. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Judd's article, originally titled "UGA football program rallies when players accused of abusing women," claimed that 11 players remained on the team after reported violent encounters with women and/or the school. However, the AJC says the "'precise count of 11 players' could not be substantiated underthe AJC’s standards."

Because of this, several paragraphs were deleted and the headline of the story was changed, per the AJC.

The headline now reads, "UGA football program rallied in two incidents when players were accused of abusing women," as the AJC says the two confirmed cases Judd wrote about were "accurate and newsworthy."

In the school's official demand for a retraction of the story, it said that Judd arranged quotes of a police interview with 16-year-old recruit Jamaal Jarrett to play into his "false narrative." The AJC's investigation into the quote seemed to side with the university.

The AJC declined Georgia's demand to retract the article but detailed the corrections it