The Ben Roethlisberger police report

A. Isaac Senior Editor

benroethlisbergersexualassault The Ben Roethlisberger police report

Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of making poor choices. An accusation he readily admits is true. But the release of the Milledgeville police report makes Big Ben look like a sexual predator and a serial one to boot.

Now we have to admit, not every police report has every i dotted and every t crossed. But even if the witness statements are only partly true, it paints Roethlisberger in a rather poor light.

Via the Smoking Gun and Deadspin, here are some of the highlights/lowlights from the report:

-In one of two handwritten police statements, the woman recalled that she told Roethlisberger, “No, this is not OK, and he then had sex with me. He said it was OK. He then left without saying anything.” After the woman reconnected with friends, they left the club and “went to the first police car we saw,” according to one statement.

-According to her friend, both the girl and Roethlisberger were “noticeably intoxicated”. His bodyguards “dragged” the victim to the back, and he followed two minutes later. When her friends approached the bar manager to unlock the bathroom door, he told them “Ben’s an NFL quarterback, he won’t do anything to ruin his reputation.”

-One witness, Ann Marie Lubatti, told investigators that she saw one of Roethlisberger’s bodyguards guide the alleged victim to a side door. Lubatti said that she immediately approached another bodyguard and said, “This isn’t right. My friend is back there with Ben. She needs to come back right now.” Lubatti, who described Roethlisberger as “noticeably intoxicated,” said she was rebuffed by the bodyguard, who remarked, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

And now the police officer who was investigating the entire incident has resigned. This reeks of a cover-up or at the very least, some extremely shady dealings between Big Ben and the Milledgeville police department. Ben Roethlisberger may come out of this unscathed legally, but his image may be soiled for years to come.

Cop in Roethlisberger Case — I Quit {TMZ}
The Roethlisberger Documents: “His Penis Was Already Out Of His Pants” {Deadspin}
Ben Roethlisberger’s Bad Play {TSG}

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