The still-unnamed member of the Green Bay Packers who is under investigation for sexual assault reportedly has admitted having sexual contact with the alleged victims. (Yes, victims.) However, the player claims that the contact with the two women was consensual, according to Charles Davis of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
The women claim there was no consent. The women also initially claimed that more than one player was involved. Police interviewed seven Packers; six of them are not suspected of criminal misconduct.
The unnamed player becomes the third NFL player accused of sexual assault in less than a year. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has faced two such claims. A civil suit filed earlier this year alleges that Colts defensive tackle Eric Foster sexually assaulted a hotel worker on the morning of the AFC Championship in January.
Though the six-game suspension imposed on Roethlisberger likely will trigger speculation that the unnamed Packer will face similar treatment even without an arrest, keep in mind that the league looks to pounce preemptively only on repeat offenders.
"If somebody's showing a pattern of behavior and a series of misjudgments, we should find out what that is and try to deal with the problem," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told me during an interview that will appear in the upcoming PFT Season Preview magazine. "I'm not going to wait for somebody to get thrown into jail."
In this case, the unnamed Packer could get thrown in jail. But the league most likely won't intervene until the matter is resolved, unless the player in question has prior issues under the Personal Conduct Policy.
I am getting a little nervous i hope its just some guy from camp
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"Updating a previous item, police have identified six of the seven Packers interviewed and released during an investigation for sexual assault in Lake Delton, Wisconsin.
OLB Clay Matthews, QB Matt Flynn, OG Josh Sitton, FB Korey Hall, OLB Brad Jones, and S Khalil Jones have been released and are no longer considered suspects. The seventh player, still being investigated, has not been identified. The players were in the area for a charity golf tournament hosted by Matthews."
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Originally Posted by Tito Beasley
women really need to stfu and start seeing sexual assault for what it is, a compliment.
Honestly, I don't know how long women can claim these sexual assault on athletes until it begins to fall on deaf ears. I don't doubt a lot of these athletes do it but most of these women are just lookign for some pub and a fat settlement check.
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Originally Posted by DC's Finest
Don't women throw themselves at these dudes? I don't get how they get caught up in this rape/sexual assault stuff..
I don't understand why they don't just pay for sex more...
I mean I know alot of them do pay for sex, but whenever I see something like what happened with Big Ben go down I always think "why didn't you just get an escort?"
of coarse, if they are going to pay then also make sure they aren't 15 year olds that were beaten by a pimp...
Packers player admits sexual contact, claims there was consent
