Marcellus Wiley allegations, explained: Former NFL star accused of sexual assault by ESPN employee in latest lawsuit

Marcellus Wiley allegations, explained: Former NFL star accused of sexual assault by ESPN employee in latest lawsuit originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Warning: This story contains details about alleged sexual abuse and suicide.

It may be triggering for some readers. Former NFL player and sportscaster Marcellus Wiley is facing new sexual assault allegations from four accusers, including a former ESPN production assistant, Rolling Stone reported on Apr. 29.

The new allegations, filed in court in April, join three previous women who sued Wiley, alleging he raped them in New York when he was playing football at Columbia University in 1994, per Rolling Stone. Among the new accusers are two women who say Wiley, now 51, assaulted them between 1995 and 1999 in California, a Jane Doe who claimed she was 13 years old when Wiley first approached her, and the former ESPN assistant, who alleged that Wiley led her to a hotel room in 2009 before assaulting her. Here's what's known about the allegations against Wiley.

Marcellus Wiley sexual assault allegations Wiley has now faced various sexual assault allegations over the past few years. Here's what to know about each lawsuit and the accusations made. 2023: Lawsuit for alleged rape at Columbia University in 1994 In 2023, Wiley was named in a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court that alleged he attacked a woman in the fall of 1994, when he was a sophomore and star running back at Columbia University.