Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of raping his former trainer, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
According a federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday, Brown allegedly sexually assaulted and raped a woman named Britney Taylor, a gymnast Brown met while attending Central Michigan together. He later hired her as his trainer.
"As a rape victim of Antonio Brown, deciding to speak out has been an incredibly difficult decision. I have found strength in my faith, my family, and from the accounts of other survivors of sexual assault," Taylor said in a statement released by her lawyer.