OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Seven extra ladies have accused Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of partaking in sexually inappropriate misconduct at high-end spas, the Baltimore Banner reported Sunday.
This will increase the whole to 16 therapists from eight spas to make allegations of inappropriate conduct by Tucker. The entire incidents reportedly occurred throughout periods from 2012 to 2016, which have been Tucker’s first 5 seasons within the NFL.
Within the newest allegations, one lady advised the Banner that Tucker left what she believed to be ejaculate on the desk and one other stated he made intense eye contact all through the therapeutic massage whereas uncovered.
At his information convention throughout Tremendous Bowl week, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the allegations towards Tucker, saying, “They’re clearly critical points, and he’s taking that significantly as are we.” Tucker might be topic to self-discipline underneath the NFL’s private conduct coverage.
In response to the brand new accusations, Tucker’s legal professionals advised the Banner to confer with the kicker’s social media put up on Jan. 30, when Tucker referred to as the allegations “unequivocally false.”
Tucker wrote that the Banner article “takes innocuous or ambiguous interactions and skews them so out of proportion that they’re not recognizable. … That is determined tabloid fodder.”
Final week, Tucker’s legal professionals offered a sworn declaration from the proprietor of Baltimore Spa & Salon saying she by no means acquired complaints about him or suspected he engaged in any misconduct. Therapists from the spa advised the Banner they didn’t report his conduct to supervisors as a result of they feared they might lose their jobs.
Allegations towards Tucker first surfaced Jan. 30, when the Banner spoke to 6 therapeutic massage therapists about his conduct. Tucker’s conduct, in accordance with the article, prompted some therapists to refuse to work with him once more and resulted in two spas banning him from returning.
Tucker’s legal professionals stated Tucker has by no means been banned from the 2 spas. Additionally they denied allegations of inappropriate conduct, telling the Banner it is speculative and “not possible to show.”
On Feb. 1, three further therapeutic massage therapists accused Tucker of misconduct. One lady produced what she stated was an inside report from 2015 about her experiences with Tucker.
She advised the Banner that Tucker stroked her inside thigh throughout a therapeutic massage, would expose himself and left what she believed to be ejaculate on the desk. She had reached out to a reporter about her allegations in 2015 however did not proceed over fears of retaliation.
After the primary allegations have been made final month, the Ravens issued a press release saying, “We take any allegations of this nature significantly and can proceed to watch the state of affairs.”
Three years in the past, Ravens coach John Harbaugh referred to the staff’s zero-tolerance coverage for home violence when requested about Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension following accusations of sexual misconduct with therapeutic massage therapists.
Tucker, 35, is a seven-time Professional Bowler who’s probably the most correct kicker in NFL historical past. He’s the longest-tenured participant on the Ravens and the final remaining participant from their Tremendous Bowl championship staff in 2012.
