Raiders’ Trent Brown accused of punching, choking son’s mother, lawsuit says
Brown faces a lawsuit that says he slapped, punched and choked his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his son, leaving her bruised and bloodied.
Raiders offensive tackle Trent Brown faces a lawsuit alleging a series of physical assaults against the mother of his son earlier this year.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in civil court, accuses Brown of slapping, choking and punching the plaintiff, his ex-girlfriend who is living in Atlanta, in instances across at least three months this spring and summer. The report does not specify any pending criminal charges against Brown, though it does allege police were called after an assault in Texas.
This news organization has chosen not to identify the woman, who is represented by San Francisco lawyer Waukeen McCoy.
When the alleged victim said she would leave Brown and take their son with her, he threatened to shoot her in the head, according to the lawsuit.
In March of this year, Brown choked the plaintiff, leaving “a ring of bruises around her neck,” the lawsuit alleges.
The suit specifies that while the couple was in Hawaii in April, Brown punched the woman in the ribs and slapped her across the face during an argument.
The plaintiff also said that in June while the couple was in Texas, Brown slapped her in the face and the woman’s mother called police, resulting in a filed police report.
Oakland signed Brown to a four-year, $66 million deal in the offseason, the most lucrative contract for an offensive lineman in NFL history. He had spent the prior year with the New England Patriots after three years with the 49ers, starting 28 games for San Francisco. The Niners drafted him in the seventh round of the 2015 draft out of Florida.
Brown and the woman, an Oakland native, initially met while he was with the 49ers before moving to Georgia and eventually Texas to be closer to family, according to the lawsuit.
The Raiders and NFL have not yet publicly addressed the matter. The league typically conducts its own investigation independent of law enforcement in instances such as this.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as they become available.
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