An arbitrator has rejected the appeal of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who wanted to return to his off-duty work for Ben Roethlisberger, for whom the trooper had worked as a personal assistant and accompanied the night of the Steelers quarterback's encounter with a woman at a Georgia bar that led to s*x assault allegations. The arbitrator's report, issued May 12, also found Roethlisberger provided "perks" to state police by giving them seats in his private luxury suite at Heinz Field and appearing at their charity fundraisers. The newspaper reported that state police officials in Harrisburg wouldn't name the supervisors who benefited from Trooper Ed Joyner's relationship with Roethlisberger, and declined to comment on the matter. Joyner had been permitted by the state police to work as Roethlisberger's personal assistant, but the agency rescinded that supplementary approval permission because of the Georgia accusations. Joyner was one of two police officers who witnesses said acted as bodyguards for Roethlisberger on March 5, 2010, the night the quarterback was accused of sexually assaulting a college student at a nightclub in Milledgeville, Ga. Roethlisberger denied the accusation, and Georgia prosecutors declined to charge him, citing a lack of evidence and reluctance by his accuser to press for charges. Source: Associated Press
