The Baltimore Ravens' head of security that was criticized for his prolonged failure to obtain a copy of the Ray Rice elevator video now has a much bigger problem to face.
The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday night that Darren I. Sanders was charged committing a sex offense, according to court records and a law enforcement source.
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Sanders, whose title is the team's senior director of security, faces a fourth-degree sex offense over allegations of a Dec. 14 incident, court records revealed and the law enforcement source confirmed to the Sun.
Details of the case were not available Tuesday night. According to the Sun, a fourth-degree sex offense can carry a sentence of up to a year in prison, and/or a $1,000 fine.
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Sanders' attorney dismissed the claims as "totally fabricated, made up."
"It does a disservice to real victims when people make things up like this," Andrew Alperstein said. "People like (Sanders) are susceptible to made-up allegations. It puts you in a vulnerable position.
"He's had nothing but an exemplary career, both with the police department and the Ravens. He wouldn't get to the position he's in if he didn't."
Deadspin previously chronicled Sanders' inquiry to the Atlantic City Police Department into the Rice investigation, saying its own public records request revealed that he didn't ask for the arrest and police report until Sept. 9, a day after TMZ released the video inside the casino elevator showing Rice punching then-fiancée (and now wife) Janay Palmer.
Deadspin then noted the Ravens' response to an ESPN report in which Sanders claimed in a press conference that he had been proactive with the investigation:
"Within a couple of days, I asked the casino and the Atlantic City Police Department for a copy of any videotape of the incident," Sanders said. "They said they could not release a copy of the videotape to me. Some days later-I believe it was on February 25-I spoke to an Atlantic City police official again, asking again whether I could get a copy of the tape or, if not, whether I could come to his New Jersey office and view it. He said I could not, but he did offer to view the tape and describe what he saw."
But Sanders now has something far more serious with which to concern himself.
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