Packers running back Jacobs seeks to seal battery case evidence

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 19:32 · Archive

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed.

Josh Jacobs, the Green Bay Packers running back, has filed a lawsuit in Brown County Circuit Court seeking to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed. Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanour charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend.

A surveillance video from the garage camera system corroborated the woman's statement. The video has not been released. Lawyers representing the woman filed a motion last month asking that the evidence be sealed. Jacobs' lawyer, Clarence Duchac, stated in his complaint that Jacobs 'joins and supports' the victim's position that records should not be publicly released.

Duchac argued that public release of records identifying the victim or disclosing sensitive information about her 'would force unwanted exposure upon her and risk revictimising her through renewed public scrutiny'. The complaint also notes that public sports figures have recently been targeted for robberies, and that releasing the video would reveal details of the garage's interior that might put Jacobs at risk.

The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list after he was charged in late August, preventing him from playing or practising but allowing him to continue receiving his paycheck.

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• Packers running back Josh Jacobs sues to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealedGreen Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed.News4Jax · 15 Oct, 18:53
• Packers running back Josh Jacobs sues to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealedGreen Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed.Clickorlando · 15 Oct, 18:53

In this story: Josh Jacobs · Green Bay Packers · Clarence Duchac · Brown County · Wisconsin

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