NFL alum and former ESPN host Marcellus Wiley is sued over an alleged rape at Columbia University in 1994: Plaintiff claims Ivy League football star ‘forced her face down and took her virginity’ in a freshman dorm
- The claimant says that she reported the rape in 1994, but was dismissed by administrators
- The woman, who has not been named, claims the rape led to her suicide attempt
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Retired NFL defensive lineman and ESPN host Marcellus Wiley is reportedly accused of raping a Columbia University student while attending the Ivy League school in 1994.
Now an Ivy League professor and sociologist, the alleged victim is suing Wiley, 48, in New York Supreme Court, claiming he forced himself on her in her freshman dorm room, according to a lawsuit obtained by the New York Post.
The accuser, who has not been named, says she lost her virginity as a result of the alleged rape and later attempted suicide.
“(Wiley’s) actions were intentionally intended to cause plaintiff serious emotional distress or were undertaken with reckless disregard of the significant and/or substantial likelihood of causing plaintiff serious emotional distress,” the lawsuit said.
Wiley would be a second-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in 1997 and went on to have a decorated 10-year NFL career. He would eventually become an ESPN and Fox Sports analyst before launching his own podcast.
Wiley is reportedly accused of raping a Columbia University student in 1994
Partial view of Columbia University in New York, where Wiley attended from 1993 to 1997