Baltimore Ravens Star Kicker Justin Tucker Accused of Sexually Harassing At Least Six Massage Therapists: Report

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Baltimore Ravens star kicker Justin Tucker has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six different massage therapists in the Baltimore area.

In a report published Thursday by The Baltimore Banner, the therapist detailed numerous instances in which Tucker allegedly exposed his genitals and even brushed his penis against them. The therapists also believe Tucker ejaculated on the massage after three of his treatments.

The alleged incidents took place between 2012 and 2016. According to five of the women, Tucker asked them to massage his pelvic region or inner thighs while he had an erection. The therapists also claimed the kicker would frequently wiggle his pelvis to remove the sheet and expose himself. Tucker’s lawyers argued the stories of sheets falling off him are “unremarkable” due to the fact that “athletes often shift around due to the discomfort that accompanies bodywork.” The therapists, however, were adamant that the behavior was deliberate.

On therapist, identified as E., was 21 when she provided the kicker with a massage in 2014. The report continues:

She said, before the massage began, Tucker asked her to focus on his inner thigh muscles because they were tight from kicking. She left the room to allow him to undress and get under the sheets.

When she returned, Tucker had an erection, she said. Since it’s not unusual for a man to briefly become erect during a massage, she said she ignored it and focused on his neck and shoulders.

Following standard protocol, she tightly wrapped the sheets around his genital area, a technique called a “diaper drape,” she said. But Tucker wriggled his pelvis until the sheets fell away, revealing his genitals, she said.

“He was continuously moving his hips,” she said. “Moving his penis, wiggling it, making it bounce, undoing the drapes.”

Flustered, E. asked Tucker to turn onto his stomach so she could work on his back, she said. But, as the end of the appointment neared, he asked her to return to his inner thighs, she said.

Tucker was still erect, E. said, which she found discomfiting. She again secured him in the sheet and stared at the wall while massaging his thighs, she said. When she looked down a few minutes later, she recalled, the sheets were gone and he was fully exposed.

Feeling certain that this was not an accident, E. ended the massage, left the room and told a supervisor, she recalled. Four other former Ojas employees confirmed to The Banner that she told them this account around the time of the incident.

“It felt premeditated,” E. said. “It made me feel even more gross because I was pregnant.”

Tucker would eventually be banned from two spas as a result of the alleged behavior.

Not long after the publication of the report, Tucker issued a statement denying the allegations.

“The allegations in The Baltimore Banner article about me are unequivocally false,” Tucker said.

“Throughout my career as a professional athlete, I have always sought to conduct myself with the utmost professionalism. I have never before been accused of misconduct of any kind, and I have never been accused of acting inappropriately in front of a massage therapist or during a massage therapy session or during other bodywork. I have never received any complaints from a massage therapist, have never been dismissed from a massage therapy or bodywork session, and have never been told that I was not welcome at any spa or other place of business.

“In accusing me of misconduct, the article takes innocuous, or ambiguous. interactions and skews them so out of proportion they are no longer recognizable, and it presents vague insinuations as fact. This is desperate tabloid fodder.”

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