Seven additional massage therapists have accused Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct, bringing the total number to 16 women who say the Pro Bowler was inappropriate during sessions. The new accusers include women who say Tucker acted inappropriately at some of the city’s most luxurious spas.
The Baltimore Banner reported the further allegations on Sunday. The new allegations are primarily similar to those of the women who came forward earlier, with one woman detailing her experience with Tucker.
The unnamed woman, who is identified as ‘Y.’ in the story, said Tucker had asked her to work on his lower abdominal muscles, then removed the sheet and exposed his erect penis while silently staring at her.
‘I’ve been doing this for 16 years, and I’ve never seen another man’s penis except for his,’ during a massage, she said, according to the Banner.
Tucker, 35, has called the allegations ‘unequivocally false,’ adding that the women took ‘innocuous or ambiguous interactions and skews them so out of proportion that they are no longer recognizable,’ calling the Baltimore Banner’s initial report ‘desperate tabloid fodder.’
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‘I cannot be any clearer,’ Tucker said in a statement. ‘These accusations are false and incredibly hurtful to both me, and more importantly, my family.’
The Baltimore Banner reported that two spas banned him from their business.
Tucker denied being inappropriate or being banned from any spas. His lawyers said in a Jan. 28 letter that ‘Mr. Tucker has never behaved inappropriately during any massage therapy session, and certainly never in the manner described’ by The Banner’s reporting.
Tucker’s lawyers also provided a sworn declaration from the owner of Baltimore Spa & Salon this week, saying she never received complaints about him or suspected he had engaged in any misconduct.
The Ravens and the NFL each put out statements concerning Tucker.
‘We take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation,’ the Ravens said in a statement.
‘We first became aware of the allegations from the reporter investigating this story as they were not previously shared with the NFL,’ NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. ‘We take any allegation seriously and will look into the matter.’
Tucker, the most accurate kicker in NFL history, signed a four-year, $24 million contract extension with the Ravens in 2022.