Things seem to be going from bad to worse fro Kellen Winslow II.
The former NFL player is scheduled to go to trial this month for rape of two women, both in their mid 50’s, exposing his genitals to a third woman, age 55, as well masturbating in a hot tub at a gym next to a fourth woman in February, age 77.
Aside from that, the 35-year-old and his lawyers are trying to fight off some rather peculiar and disturbing evidence.
Via USA Today:
“According to a recent court filing obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Winslow’s attorneys now are asking a judge to exclude from trial any evidence found at his residence related to internet pornography searches, especially porn involving “elders.” They are anticipating that prosecutors may try to introduce such evidence after authorities seized data from the home’s computers.
“Society tends to view crimes against elders and children as especially volatile,” Winslow’s attorneys wrote in a request to exclude certain evidence from trial. “With this engrained mindset, the inflammatory nature of certain pornography is at an all-time high. In addition, Mr. Winslow is being charged with rapes of women who are more than likely classified as elderly due to their age. The testimony and evidence as a whole on this subject would paint Mr. Winslow in an extremely negative light by virtue of his mere presence at the residence or ownership over the technological devices.”
Winslow’s attorneys noted at least one other adult and two minors had access to the internet at the searched residence. Therefore they said the jury would have to speculate whether Winslow “searched for all of the suspected pornography referred to by the detectives,” or if he even viewed such material at all.”
The first-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2004 has been incarcerated since March 4th after he received no bail, following a charge with two misdemeanor counts of lewd conduct involving the 77-year-old woman.
His felony jury trial is set to begin April 30th.
