CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — Josh Sills, a backup offensive lineman for the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles, has been indicted on rape and kidnapping expenses that stem from an incident in Ohio simply over three years in the past, authorities mentioned Wednesday.
Sills, an undrafted free agent who was on the inactive record in Philadelphia’s convention title victory over San Francisco on Sunday, was indicted Tuesday by a Guernsey County grand jury in Ohio.
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The rookie who performed at West Virginia and Oklahoma State was ordered to seem in court docket in Ohio on Feb. 16, 4 days after the Eagles are to play the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the Tremendous Bowl.
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Court docket data don’t record an legal professional for Sills, who’s listed as a backup guard and performed in only one sport this season. He has been on the inactive record for a lot of the 12 months.
“The group is conscious of the authorized matter involving Josh Sills. We’ve been in communication with the league workplace and are within the means of gathering extra data. We’ve no additional remark right now,” the Eagles mentioned in a press release.
The indictment accuses Sills, who’s from Sarahsville, Ohio, of participating in sexual exercise that was not consensual and holding a lady in opposition to her will on Dec. 5, 2019.
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A press release issued by Ohio Lawyer Common Dave Yost mentioned the incident was instantly reported, and that the county sheriff’s workplace carried out an in depth investigation.
