Seven more massage therapists accused Baltimore Ravens Kicker Justin Tucker of sexually inappropriate behavior. The Baltimore Banner reported on Sunday.
The banner says a total of 16 massage therapists from eight Baltimore-area spas have shared Tucker's allegations of misconduct with the banner. All therapists said Tucker's behavior occurred between 2012 and 2016.
Banner first reported the allegations against Tucker later last month, saying he spoke to six massage therapists who spoke of their firsthand experiences with him. Since then, the number of accusers has more than doubled.
The first accusations include allegations that Tucker exposed his genitals, brushed some of the therapists with his penis, leaving them ejaculated on the treatment table. The two spas told the banner that Tucker had banned him from returning home. One therapist who spoke to Banner explained that Tucker's alleged behavior was “really degraded.” Another said, “I can't see sports anymore. I'll see his face everywhere.”
The Sunday complaint resembles an account that was previously published. New claims include allegations that Tucker used his upright penis to move the sheet covering him.
Tucker said he had never received a complaint from a massage therapist or was told he was not welcome in spas or other business locations after the initial claims came up. On Sunday, his lawyer turned the banner to an earlier statement regarding the allegation.
“Tucker never acted inappropriately during his massage therapy session, and certainly never explained. The opposite suggestion is a fictional, completely unfounded claim.”
The NFL says it will investigate the issue. “They're obviously a serious problem and he takes it as seriously as we do,” league commissioner Roger Goodell said in the preliminary stages of the Super Bowl. The Ravens issued their own statement last month, saying they would “take allegations of this nature seriously and continue to monitor the situation.”
Tucker is considered by many to be the biggest kicker in NFL history and holds the record for the longest field goal and career field goal percentage. He has been selected seven times in the Pro Bowl since joining the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. The 35-year-old is one of the few kickers to become famous names in the United States and is also known as an amateur opera singer.
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The allegations are similar to what quarterback Desshaun Watson is facing. In 2022, the NFL stopped Watson in 11 games after accusing him of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior that occurred while more than 24 women were receiving massages. Criminal charges I didn't bring it Against Watson, however, he reached the settlement in 23 of the 24 civil cases he faced.
