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Report: Ravens K Justin Tucker accused of 'inappropriate behavior' by multiple massage therapists

by:Alex Byingtonabout 13 hours

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Nov 17, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker (9) reacts to a missed field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has reportedly been accused of allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior at multiple high-end spas around the Baltimore area, according to The Baltimore Banner.

The Banner cited six massage therapists who claimed Tucker allegedly exposed his genitals, including brushing against at least two of the therapists, and allegedly leaving what they believed was “ejaculate on the massage table” after three of his treatments, according to the Banner.

Multiple therapists alleged Tucker’s behavior “was so egregious that they ended his sessions early or refused to work on him again,” per the Banner, and at least two spas banned him after the fact.

The Baltimore Banner began investigating Tucker’s alleged behavior after receiving a tip on Jan. 9, and spoke with six massage therapists that recounted “troubling firsthand experiences” with Tucker between 2012-2016, his first few seasons in the NFL following a successful collegiate career with the Texas Longhorns.

“I’ve told people about this over the years, and they either act like it’s hot goss[ip] or a joke,” one therapist who worked on Tucker in 2016 told the Banner. “But it was really degrading.”

Justin Tucker’s attorneys deny allegations of inappropriate behavior at Baltimore spas

Tucker’s attorneys denied the allegations of inappropriate behavior to the Banner, describing them as “speculative and impossible to prove,” while also denying the Ravens kicker has been banned from the two spas in question.

“Mr. Tucker has never behaved inappropriately during any massage therapy session, and certainly never in the manner described,” the lawyers told the Banner. “Any suggestion to the contrary is a fictitious and utterly baseless claim.”

Both the Baltimore Ravens and NFL have declined comment to the Banner.

Several of the female therapists said the encounters with Tucker occurred earlier in his career, before becoming one of the city’s most recognizable sports figures over his 12-year NFL career.

Massage therapists describe graphic interactions with Justin Tucker

According to the Banner, five of the six women interviewed said “Tucker asked them to massage his pelvic region or inner thighs while he had an erection” and would repeatedly rotate his body to remove the protective sheets, which allegedly fully or partially exposed his genitals. Three of the therapists revealed that when they returned to the treatment room after Tucker had departed “they described a large wet spot on the massage table” that they believed to be “ejaculate,” per the Banner.

A representative of an upscale Baltimore spa chain called “Ojas” told the Banner that Tucker was “immediately terminated as a client” in 2014 following one alleged incident.

Tucker’s lawyers claimed it was “unremarkable” and “not news” that their client would become exposed during a massage, according to the Banner, as athletes “often shift around due to the discomfort that accompanies body work, and massage therapists themselves are the one who adjust coverings.”

The Banner revealed the impacted massage therapists they spoke to “remain haunted by (Tucker’s) actions.”

“I can’t watch sports anymore,” one unnamed therapist told the Banner. “I see his face everywhere,”