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What We Know About the Sexual Assault Accusations Against Antonio Brown

Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown was accused of rape and sexual battery on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed in Florida’s Southern district.

As first reported by The New York Times, Brown’s former trainer, Britney Taylor, claimed that over several different instances in 2017 and ’18, the star wide receiver committed “heinous acts” that “have inflicted severe and dramatic damage on Ms.Taylor.”

In June 2017, Brown sexually assaulted Ms. Taylor twice while they were together for training sessions. First, Brown exposed himself and kissed Ms. Taylor without her consent. Later that month, Brown, while positioned behind Ms.