Josh Jacobs' lawyers deny abuse allegations as police report released

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 01:26 · Archive

Police released allegations that Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs physically abused multiple women years ago; his lawyers deny all claims.

Police in Wisconsin released a redacted report containing allegations that Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs physically abused three women in incidents occurring between 2021 and 2022. The release came as part of an investigation into a May 23 incident involving Jacobs, for which he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property connected to a domestic incident with an ex-girlfriend.

Jacobs' attorneys David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence F. Duchac III issued a statement denying the allegations and criticising the police release. They said the accounts are 'old, are hearsay, and easily disproven' and were released 'without any investigation to determine whether they were accurate or contradicted by evidence'. The lawyers stated that Jacobs 'has a substantial body of tangible evidence to back up his assertions' regarding all three accounts.

According to the statement, the police report contained only phone interviews taken years after the fact with no additional investigation. The lawyers alleged that one of the three women had previously made a claim to the NFL, which reviewed it and decided no action was warranted. They also stated that another woman made a claim after Jacobs called authorities to his Las Vegas home in 2021 because of her 'misconduct', and that a police report written that day 'effectively undermined her claims'. The lawyers contended that Jacobs was not given an opportunity to present evidence to Hobart-Lawrence Police in response to the uncorroborated allegations.

How it is being reported

• NFL star Josh Jacobs has 'tangible evidence' to dispute battery claims as lawyers release blistering statement over 'character assassination unfairly threatening his career'Lawyers for scandalized Packers star Josh Jacobs have released a blistering statement claiming they have a 'substantial body of tangible evidence' to dispute allegations of battery made against him.Daily Mail Sport · 2 Nov, 01:31
• Josh Jacobs’ attorneys slam police over release of new abuse allegationsJosh Jacobs' legal team pushed back against the newly revealed allegations against the NFL running back in a lengthy statement on Sunday, criticizing what they called a “character assassination.”New York Post · 2 Nov, 00:27
• Josh Jacobs' lawyers call police release of previously unreported abuse allegations 'character assassination'Josh Jacobs' attorneys call the released police case file a "character assassination" and say the domestic abuse allegations are easily disproven.Fox News · 1 Nov, 23:55

In this story: Josh Jacobs · Green Bay Packers · Hobart-Lawrence Police Department · Wisconsin · Las Vegas

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem · Corrections log