Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has been hit with fresh allegations of inappropriate behavior by three more massage therapists.
It means nine employees from five different spas and wellness centers across the Baltimore area have now come forward with claims against the married 35-year-old and practicing Catholic.
The Baltimore Banner reports that one of the three new massage therapists claims Tucker stroked her inner thigh during their session and left what she claims was ejaculate on her table afterwards.
The woman, who used to work at men’s high-end spa The QG in downtown Baltimore, also provided what she claimed to be an internal memo of her experiences with the Super Bowl winner from 2015.
It explained how Tucker ‘made it a point in previous sessions to expose his erect genitals to me by untucking the drapes, regardless of how many times I have to redrape him and tell him he is messing up the drapes’.
The documented added: ‘I understand that Justin Tucker is an important client to The QG, but as an employee of The QG who has tolerated the previous interactions with him, I no longer feel safe or comfortable working with him.’
The owner of The QG, Craig Martin, said through his attorney that he was unaware of any complaints against Tucker.
When contacted about the latest allegations, Tucker’s attorney also provided a letter that the kicker received when he asked to cancel his membership.
It read: ‘We are obviously sorry to see you leave The QG, but wish you the absolute best! I have to say it has been a pleasure working with you the past few years.’
The initial report detailed the cases of six massage therapists who recounted firsthand experiences with Tucker from 2012 to 2016.
Several therapists said they ended Tucker’s sessions early or refused to work on him again, and managers from two spas said they banned him from returning.
Tucker has been accused of exposing his genitals, brushing two therapists with his exposed penis and leaving what they believed to be semen on the massage table after three treatments.
Five of the six women who detailed their experiences to the Banner claimed that the NFL star had asked them to massages him pelvic area or inner thighs while he had an erection.
They alleged he would then maneuver his pelvis in a way that would cause the sheets to fall away, either partially or full exposing his genitals.
Tucker posted a statement on social media calling the allegations about him in the Banner story ‘unequivocally false.’
‘Throughout my career as a professional athlete, I have always sought to conduct myself with the utmost professionalism,’ Tucker said.
‘I have never before been accused of misconduct of any kind, and I have never been accused of acting inappropriately in front of a massage therapist or during a massage therapy session or during other bodywork. I have never received any complaints from a massage therapist, have never been dismissed from a massage therapy or bodywork session, and have never been told that I was not welcome at any spa or other place of business.
‘In accusing me of misconduct, the article takes innocuous, or ambiguous, interactions and skews them so out of proportion they are no longer recognizable, and it presents vague insinuations as fact. This is desperate tabloid fodder.’
He added: ‘I have always made a conscious effort to be considerate and respectful in all of the interactions with the community that I love so much. It is devastating for me to learn that anyone would feel I was offensive in any way. I maintain I did not act inappropriately at any point before, during, or after a professional bodywork treatment session. I would never intend to offend or hurt anyone, ever.
‘As a matter of principle, I respect when individuals come forward to report misconduct of any kind. I support a process that allows claims to be properly investigated. But, for the sake of myself and my family, I cannot allow false claims to go unchallenged. I cannot be any clearer.
‘These allegations are false and incredibly hurtful to both me and, more importantly, my family.’
When asked about the fresh allegations against Tucker, his lawyers referred the Banner back to that initial social media post.
A representative of the spa chain Ojas said Tucker was ‘immediately terminated as a client’ in 2014 after ‘a massage therapist reported an incident that allegedly occurred during a massage therapy session with Justin Tucker.’
Owners of Studio 921, which is now closed, said through an attorney they ‘took immediate and decisive action to ban this individual from our business and services to ensure a safe environment for all.’
Tucker, 35, just finished his 13th season in the NFL, all with the Ravens.
He’s achieved stardom both league-wide and among Baltimore fans in a way that’s rare for a kicker, and his 66-yard field goal in 2021 remains the longest successful kick in league history.
In 2022, Tucker agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2027 season. That deal included $17.5 million guaranteed.
‘We are aware of the Baltimore Banner’s story regarding Justin Tucker as well as his response,’ a Ravens spokesman said earlier this week. ‘We take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation.’
The allegations have some similarities to unrelated accusations made against another NFL player, quarterback Deshaun Watson.
More than two dozen women accused Watson of sexual assault and harassment during massage therapy sessions while he played for Houston.
After being traded to the Cleveland Browns, Watson missed the first 11 games of the 2022 season after an independent arbitrator determined that he had violated the league´s personal conduct policy.
