Police report details troubling allegations against Eagles’ Josh Sills

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Content Warning: This article contains harrowing descriptions of an alleged sexual assault.

Disturbing allegations against Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills were revealed in a police report released Tuesday.

According to the Guernsey County, Ohio police report, Sills, 25, allegedly forced a woman to perform oral sex on him in his truck for approximately 20 minutes on Dec. 5, 2019. Subsequently, an officer was dispatched to Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Emergencies to respond to a report of sexual assault.

Sills has been charged with rape and kidnapping in connection with the alleged incident.

Sills has not pleaded to the charges against him. PEOPLE could not immediately reach their lawyer.

The report says the incident happened around 2 a.m. after Sills took the alleged victim and his cousin from a cafe on Mount Ephraim to where they were staying. Sills allegedly “grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back into the truck”, after the woman’s cousin entered the house.

The woman, who was 21 at the time, said Sills “grabbed her by her ponytail and tried to kiss her”, after she “told him to stop”.

Another person apparently arrived at the scene, according to the report, which states that “the alleged victim’s other friend pulled over in a vehicle behind the truck.” Sills then allegedly “grabbed her by the neck and threw her onto the seat and climbed on top of her so no one could see them inside the truck”.

The alleged victim told law enforcement that Sills “then tried to take his pants off” and “pulled her at him” before telling her that she “wouldn’t leave until she had not” obeyed.

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Sills allegedly “pushed her face against him” and forced her to perform oral sex. According to the victim’s report, this happened for “about 20 minutes,” the report said.

The report also alleges Sills grabbed the woman’s leg “so hard she couldn’t breathe” while moving the truck during the incident. The responding officer reported bruising behind the victim’s knee, according to the police report.

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Following the incident, Sills allegedly asked the woman if she would “talk to him again after this” and told her “you’ll talk to me again” even after she agreed to do so.

According to the Guernsey County Police report, Sills and the alleged victim went to high school together and had known each other for about seven or eight years.

At the hospital, the alleged victim underwent an MRI to check for “strangulation injuries” and was treated for bruising to the back of his throat and inner lip.

Sills was indicted by a grand jury this week following an investigation by the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio. He is due in court Feb. 16 in Cambridge, Ohio.

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On Wednesday, the NFL placed Sills on the league’s exempt commissioners list, barring him from participating in any team trips or activities.

“Sills cannot participate in practices and games or travel with the team while on the list of exempt commissioners,” the NFL said in a statement. “The matter will be reviewed under the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.”

In a statement to PEOPLE, the Philadelphia Eagles said: “The organization is aware of the legal matter involving Josh Sills. We have been in communication with the league office and are gathering more information. information. We have no further comment at this time.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

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