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NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who was arrested in Arlington last week after being accused of indecency with a child, allegedly tugged at a teenage boy's underwear and tried to initiate sex while in a hotel room, according to a search warrant. Mingo's attorney says the allegations are a lie and that his client will be vindicated.
Mingo, 30, was arrested Thursday after he traveled to North Texas to surrender to Arlington police. He was freed a short time later after posting $25,000 bail. Two days later the Atlanta Falcons said they'd terminated his contract.
According to a search warrant, Mingo was entertaining a young relative and his best friend, who was 13 at the time, during a visit to North Texas over the July Fourth holiday in 2019.
During the visit, the alleged victim said Mingo took the boys to Six Flags, K1 Speed & then a restaurant for dinner before they all went back to stay at his hotel. The victim also told police Mingo allowed them to buy anything they wanted from the Nike website & that those items, including clothing & shoes, were sent back to the relative's home.
At the hotel, the 13-year-old boy told police he woke up & noticed Mingo was in the bed with him.
"The victim thought this was odd because the plan had been for him to sleep in the other room with his best friend. The victim advised he did not think much of it & went back to sleep," the affidavit said. "The victim was then awoken by the suspect pulling at his underwear."
The affidavit goes on to describe this occurring for several minutes until Mingo got more aggressive & pulled the boy's underwear down to his shins. The boy told police he, "was scared & pretended to be asleep."
The child told police Mingo put lotion on him that made his skin burn & that he felt the man rubbing his body against his.
Investigators obtained the search warrant to recover purchase orders from Nike to "corroborate the victim's statements" about the orders made that night. Investigators said "purchasing gifts for children is a known 'grooming' behavior in child sex abuse cases."
It is not clear from the search warrant if Nike was able to confirm the orders placed. Police also have been hesitant to release further details citing the ongoing investigation.
Source: NBCDFW
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