Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia stood at a podium, vehemently denying that he sexually assaulted a woman on a spring break trip in 1996.
“I’m here to defend my honor and clear my name,” Patricia said, reading from a prepared script. “Twenty-two years ago, I was falsely accused of very serious allegations. There were claims made about me that never happened.”
Patricia was indicted by a grand jury in 1996 for aggravated sexual assault during a spring break trip at South Padre Island when he was in his 20s, but the charges were dropped when the alleged victim declined to testify.