Eagles Rookie Charged with Rape & Kidnapping

Eagles Rookie Charged with Rape & Kidnapping

On Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles rookie Josh Sills was arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping.

According to prosecutors, the charges stem from a December 2019 incident where the 25-year-old “engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will.” The incident took place in Ohio.

The accuser is a then-21-year-old woman who went to high school with Sills. She was riding in Sills car with her cousin and he was supposed to drop the both of them at a relative’s home, but when she tried to get out of his truck, he allegedly grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back in. She says he then grabbed her by the ponytail and tried to kiss her.

According to the police report, when a friend in another vehicle pulled up behind Sills’ vehicle, he “grabbed her by the neck and threw her down on the seat and got on top of her so no one could see them inside the truck.” He then forced her to perform a sexual act for 20 minutes, throughout which she tried to get him to stop.

Sills is said to have eventually let his accuser go after repeatedly asking if she would talk to him again.

The indictment came just 11 days before Super Bowl LVII and the first hearing is scheduled for February 16, four days after the game.

In a statement released after the indictment, the Eagles said they are “in the process of gathering more information.“

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