I know..I had no idea this was going on either kids. Usually when a Superbowl winning quarterback (or any major athlete for that matter) is accused of sexual assault it makes front page news.

But for some reason the big sports media outlets remained quiet all week on the Ben Roethlisberger sexual assault story. But today, finally ESPN decided that they didn’t want to be accused of being racist or biased and reported the news. Their reason for the delay was that this is a complete civil matter and there have been no criminal charges filed at all. Which is true.

Here’s a quick summary: A woman who worked at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe hotel where Ben was staying at the time of the incident  never went to outside authorities with her story, and it’s unclear why she decided to file the lawsuit seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars a year after the alleged incident.

You can read more about the story HERE. And of course now at ESPN.com.

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