Jets Off-field

Rape accusations against Kerry Rhodes

Admin - May 25, 2009

According to The New York Post, Jets FS Kerry Rhodes is being accused of raping a Canadian tourist late Friday or early Saturday in Morristown, NJ where the Jets safety has a town house. The woman told police that she had gone out Friday night with a female friend to a Manhattan nightclub, where they met two men, one of whom was Rhodes, the sources said. The woman did not know who Rhodes was at the time, but her girlfriend did, sources said.

The woman said she left the club with Rhodes and the other man and went with them to Rhodes' Morristown residence, according to the sources. There, she told cops, two men raped her, sources said.

Rhodes, in a statement issued through a Jets spokesman, said: "I briefly talked with police on Saturday regarding an incident that allegedly took place at my home. The police confirmed to me that I am not the subject of this allegation."

Rhodes, a former 4th round draft pick, signed a $33M, 5-year contract extension with the Jets last year.