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Matt Patricia faces questions about sexual assault, calls incident ‘traumatic’

Matt Patricia

Matt Patricia met with the media on Thursday to answer questions about a sexual assault allegation that came to light this week, and the Detroit Lions coach is maintaining that he was never guilty of anything.

Patricia began his press conference by saying he is “here to defend my honor and clear my name,” and he told reporters he has spoken with the team about the 1996 incident.

As an article published by the Detroit News highlighted, Patricia and one of his Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute teammates and fraternity brothers, Greg Dietrich, were accused in 1996 of bursting into a room and taking turns sexually assaulting a woman they had met during a spring break trip to South Padre Island in Texas. The woman identified Patricia and Dietrich as the assailants. The two were arrested and later released on bond. They were charged with sexual assault and indicted by a grand jury, but they never stood trial. Records show the woman did not want to proceed with the case and stand trial.

The Lions say they were unaware of the case until after they hired Patricia, but they are standing by the first-year head coach. The NFL released a statement on Thursday saying they are looking into the new information.

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