Report: Patriots WR Antonio Brown accused of rape and sexual assault in new lawsuit
By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com
As first reported by Ben Shpigel of the New York Times, a new lawsuit accuses Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown of raping and sexually assaulting a woman he first met in college in three separate incidents.
According to a federal suit filed on Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida, Brown sexually assaulted gymnast Britney Taylor in two separate incidents in June 2017 then raped her in a third incident in May 2018. The two first met each other at Central Michigan, where they both attended, and Brown eventually hired Taylor as a trainer.
Attorney Darren Heitner said in a STATEMENT REGARDING ANTONIO BROWN: https://t.co/yvEcRyilbt pic.twitter.com/0K9G8vJeG1
Heitner’s statement says that Taylor (“the accuser”) entered a “consensual personal relationship” with Brown, and that “any sexual interaction with Mr. Brown was entirely consensual.”
A statement from Taylor’s legal team reads: “As a rape victim of Antonio Brown, deciding to speak out has been an incredibly difficult decision. I have found strength in my faith, my family, and from the accounts of other survivors of sexual assault.”
According to ESPN’s Source: #Patriots WR Antonio Brown intends to countersue his accuser for civil extortion, at this time.
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