Ravens' Justin Tucker faces sexual misconduct allegations; kicker slams report

Baltimore Ravens prima kicker Justin Tucker was accused successful a bombshell study Thursday of intersexual misconduct by respective massage therapists during a play spanning 4 years, including his rookie season, erstwhile helium helped the squad triumph a Super Bowl. 

Six massage therapists successful the Baltimore country accused the NFL kicker of exposing himself during sessions astatine 4 antithetic high-end spas and wellness centers, brushing the alleged victims with his genitals and different acts of alleged intersexual misconduct from 2012-2016.

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker arrives earlier a crippled against the Cleveland Browns astatine M&T Bank Stadium.  (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)

The allegations were archetypal revealed successful a study by The Baltimore Banner.

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Tucker released a connection done his attorneys Thursday not agelong aft the quality broke, calling the allegations "unequivocally false."

"Throughout my career arsenic a nonrecreational athlete, I person ever sought to behaviour myself with the utmost professionalism. I person ne'er earlier been accused of misconduct of immoderate kind, and I person ne'er been accused of acting inappropriately successful beforehand of a massage therapist oregon during a massage therapy league oregon during different bodywork," Tucker’s connection said. 

"I person ne'er received immoderate complaints from a massage therapist, person ne'er been dismissed from a massage therapy oregon bodywork league and person ne'er been told that I was not invited astatine immoderate spa oregon different spot of business." 

Tucker, a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro during his 13-year NFL career, took purpose astatine the outlet’s reporting, calling it "desperate tabloid fodder." 

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker (9) kicks the shot during the archetypal 4th against the Cleveland Browns astatine M&T Bank Stadium.  (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)

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"It is nary astonishment that the paper’s interactions with maine were marked by journalistic failures astatine each turn," Turner said. "When I archetypal learned that the paper was penning this article, they refused to uncover the afloat claims they were readying to marque against me. 

"It wasn’t until I was forced to prosecute the starring defamation instrumentality steadfast successful the U.S. to constitute to the insubstantial that they yet revealed what they were readying connected writing. Then, erstwhile they did yet supply immoderate of this information, they gave maine adjacent to nary clip to supply a response. It is wide why. They had nary involvement successful what I (or anyone else) had to say." 

Tucker accused the outlet of "deliberately misconstruing events arsenic nefarious" and relying connected "third-party speculation."

"The paper had already written this false, salacious illustration good earlier ever attempting to talk to maine oregon immoderate of the bodywork professionals I person worked with intimately for the amended portion of the past decade. The paper made nary effort to interrogation these cardinal witnesses until prompted to bash truthful by my defamation lawyer due to the fact that they did not privation to perceive what they had to accidental astir me."

Fox News Digital reached retired to The Baltimore Banner for a effect to Tucker's remarks.

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According to the report, the accusers said they ended sessions aboriginal oregon garbage to enactment with Tucker again due to the fact that of the allegations. The study besides says Tucker was banned from returning to 2 of those spas, a assertion Tucker’s ineligible squad denied. 

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker warms up against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier a crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium.  (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

Among the allegations leveled successful the report, 5 women claimed the NFL subordinate was erect during sessions with him and that helium afloat oregon partially exposed himself, portion others made different accusations of egregious acts.  

In a connection to Fox News Digital, the NFL said it learned of the accusations from the newsman investigating the communicative and that allegations were not antecedently reported to the league. 

"We instrumentality immoderate allegation earnestly and volition look into the matter," the connection continued. 

The Ravens told Fox News Digital, "We are alert of The Baltimore Banner’s communicative regarding Justin Tucker. We instrumentality immoderate allegations of this quality earnestly and volition proceed to show the situation." 

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