Roethlisberger Admits Sexual "Contact"

(CBS)  Ben Roethlisberger admitted to police he had sexual contact with a woman accusing him of sexual assault at an Atlanta-area nightclub Friday night, but denies the two had intercourse, according to sources speaking to CBS Pittsburgh station KDKA.

After the woman made the claim, police in Milledgeville, Ga. spoke with the two-time Super Bowl-winning Steelers quarterback, the station reports. And, notes CBS News Correspondent Jeff Glor, those investigators say they intend to interview Roethlisberger again in coming days.

He was at the club celebrating his 28th birthday.

The sources also say Roethlisberger denied there was an assault, and told cops the woman, 20, slipped and fell after the sexual contact, injuring her head.

The woman immediately went to a local hospital to report her complaint, Glor points out.

Police will ask Roethlisberger for DNA samples, Glor says, presumably to see if they match substances taken from the woman at the hospital.

Roethlisberger's lawyer, Ed Garland, maintains his client will emerge from the incident with his reputation intact. "We intend to finish this case in a way that neither his liberty nor his future is damaged," garland told reporters.

Roethlisberger is also being sued by a woman who claims he raped her at a Lake Tahoe hotel/casino last year, an allegation he strongly denies.

On "The Early Show" Thursday, CBS News legal analyst Jack Ford says the latest revelations, if true, "change the dimensions" of the case:


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[twrochelle]

He's so committed to his sport that he leaves EVERYTHING on the field
including his brain.

[ralphing]

Dude, needs to find himself a steady girl, and quit whoring around.

[50BMS13]

If the DNA comes back as his in her he is toast. Will lose other rape case as well.

[mrahaman-2009]

What a dope! He already had a suit filed against him for rape and he's still putting himself in a situation like this. Even if innocent, he's still an idiot.
is there no one around to advise this guy? No friend to say; "Ben, don't go there" or Ben, don't do that."?

[baileyccc]

The other case is a civil suit, if this college student does not take a settlement which she almost certainly will, this clown will be out of football a la Michael Vick. Roethlisberger has serious issues and his commercial value is worthless. posted by baileyccc

[steeler4life8812]

Guilty until inoccent or the other way around? reguardless the fact remains that athleats still for some reason act as if they are above the law. This is our burden to bear as society, we created this mess for ourselves. And now we are reaping the consequences. But unfortunatly money will get him out of trouble some how, remeber Kobe? How about O.J.? Will we ever know the truth? No we won't, and are all left to wrestle with our own oppinions. It is sad however, for me as a Steeler fan to have to deal with his fallout! Not mention tarnishing our reputation as an orginization. Thanks for the memories Ben, I hope you are traded, or released.

[Empire-George-]

by steeler4life8812 March 12, 2010 12:07 PM EST

As you are a Steeler fan, It must have been hard enough to deal with his motorcycle crash and recovery.....and now this ?

[Empire-George-]

Funny how his lawyer was claiming nothing happened days ago, but after they got the DNA, all of a sudden, he's admitting se-xu-al contact...bad news for the Steeler.

[porcine_aviator]

This guy is such a loser. He has all the money in the world, but his personality is so worthless no decent woman wants to be anywhere near him. He should have zero trouble finding a decent mate, but he's just too much of a scumbag to pull it off.

So, it's off to the college bars he goes, chasing little teeny boppers around and scoring with guttersnipe s.l.u.t.s. Every once in a while, some girl with actual self-worth tells him to get lost, and he just loses it and attacks them.

Ben, you are a LOSER!!!! Whatever few brain cells you once had were lost in that motorcycle accident and now you're just a reptilian-brained moron!

[toldyouso21]

"slipped and fell" after the 'sexual contact' that did not involve intercourse. Sounds like a lie. And for those who think this could not be about rape or attempted rape--know this--money does not determine how a man likes his sex.


Some men like to TAKE sex--it heightens the experience for them if the woman is not willing and it also gives them an excuse to 'hurt' such a woman. If this man is like one of those--then all of the money in the world is not enough to keep him from raping--because money only makes many women willing--BUT if he does not want the willing ones and wants to hurt--then him being rich or cute is not the thing.

The fact is--he said at first that it did not happen--now he does admit sexual contact and also admits she got hurt but blames it on a fall? This is a man who may like rough sex and may like it when it is not with a person acting like they do not want him --but likes it with a person who really, really does not want him. A TAKER. Another name for such a person--when they are not famous or rich is a RAPIST.

[UsrNmTaken]

They are all idiots.

These women who think they will give up something sexual in nature and become the next Mrs Pro-Athlete and get paid.

The Athletes are just stupid, there is ALWAYS a fee. Prostitution isn't just in the red light district. The more money you make the larger the target on you for any and all scammers be they in the form of the next-great-business-dealer, to the high-priced hooker (excuse me gold-digger). So, they are idiots, every time they wake up thinking they will be under the radar today.