Bills first-round cornerback Maxwell Hairston has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit filed in Kentucky, according to WKBW News in Buffalo.
The case stems from a 2021 allegation during Hairston’s freshman year at the University of Kentucky that drew little attention during the pre-draft process. Hairston was 17 at the time of the alleged incident, per Jana Bardahl and Tim Graham of The Athletic. The alleged victim, an Ohio woman, eventually transferred out of the school.
In the suit, the unnamed woman accuses Hairston of sexually assaulting her in her dorm room on March 25, 2021. The suit alleges Hairston removed the woman’s pajamas, after she had indicated she was tired and uninterested in sexual intercourse, and assaulted her. The woman filed a police report at the time, according to Bardahl and Graham, and went through a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner exam at a hospital.
Shortly after selecting Hairston, Bills general manager Brandon Beane called him “an impeccable kid” and said that the incident was “fully investigated” by both the university and his own staff in Buffalo.
“It was one of those where there was zero — zero — information saying that this actually happened,” Beane said in April (via Pro Football Talk’s Michael David Smith). Today, the University of Kentucky and the Bills both declined to comment on the lawsuit, per WKBW.
As of 2023, the NFL’s personal conduct policy includes language that allows the league to investigate and discipline players for conduct from before they were drafted, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. That would include the allegation against Hairston, though the league may wait for the civil proceedings to play out before making a determination of its own.
The Bills chose Hairston 30th overall, making him the second pure cornerback taken in this draft. His rookie contract — worth a fully guaranteed $15.28MM — runs through 2028 and includes a fifth-year option for 2029.
Sam Robinson contributed to this report
The punt God got screwed by fabricated or highly embellished accusations which was nothing more than blackmail scheme
This smells like another money grab
It might just be Cheetos, Old Spice High Endurance and despair.
Right after he gets drafted in the 1st round, and no criminal charges were ever filed. What a coincidence.
When he has money and because no criminal charges were ever filed.
Not a coincidence.
Not saying he’s guilty, but these responses are so knee jerk incel…
Let’s see. The police investigated and no charges were ever filed. Buffalo Bills investigated and said “It was one of those where there was zero — zero — information saying that this actually happened”.
It’s been 4 years and no civil suit filed, until he gets drafted and he’s getting $15M. But now you think something happened. It cant be a money grab, right? Who is the knee jerk incel here?
You and a few others.
Yes or no, do you understand the standard of proof required to file charges in a case like this?
There were two people in a room. One said it was, one said it wasn’t. That’s not enough. Does it prove anything (either way)? No.
So, for incels and the Bills to hide behind that fact as a proof of innocence (as opposed to inconclusiveness) and slander her in the process is both pathetic and expected.
She did what everyone demands, she went to the police right away…and YEARS before there was any reason to expect he (one of the 90 guys on a nothing college program) would make $$$.
She’s the Daniel Jeremiah of false rape accusers…?
Yes or no, he was never charged with anything and convicted? There’s something called due process and rule of law. Also something called innocent before proven guilty. There’s also the Duke LaCrosse players and Matt Araiza. And now the Bills are in on some conspiracy theory to slander her? Anyone that doesn’t agree with you is an incel. Got it lol.
No, as was explained to you…it’s very hard to convict beyond a reasonable doubt when there are only two witnesses with different stories which is why charges aren’t filed very often in such circumstances. And again, incels like to conflate inconclusiveness with innocence and exhonoration…as you have repeatedly done.
Also, for kicks…you flooded the zone with whataboutism.
Add Patrick Kane and the current hockey Canada trial (soon to be acquittal) to the list. False allegations happen. And assault happens. ALL irrelevant to this individual case.
Innocent until guilty by the letter of the law for him, but you know that she’s a liar who files false police reports to extort money…that’s incel behavior, yeah.
You’re an idiot.
Buh bye
You’ve been reduced to ad hominem and full on retreat.
Take care.
@plus3 Civil lawsuits aren’t criminal cases . They don’t carry convictions jail prison time
The standard of proof in a civil lawsuit is “do I think he did it”
This was the basis of the Trump and E Jean Carroll lawsuit.
All that’s needed in a civil lawsuit is to convince a judge jury whoever they must have done it.
That’s far different than burden of proof requirements needed to proceed in criminal trials.
You can never be charged never convicted and still lose civil lawsuits.
At the same time time he could also opt to just make it go away by agreeing to pay for it to go away. His paying doesn’t mean he’s guilty and doesn’t mean he did it. Means he’s paying for the issue to go away rather than drag out a long court proceedings. Kind of like paying to cut lines at Disney land.
Well it happened in 2021
It was investigated
University investigated found nothing
Police investigated found nothing
The bills GM publicly stating they knew about it thoroughly investigated it themselves and said there’s no truth behind the allegations
“ We did a lot of research. I think all teams were aware of the Title IX thing. That was fully investigated by the school. He even volunteered to do a polygraph and had notes. It was one of those where there was zero information saying that this actually happened, to what the accusation was. You can’t take someone’s account and think that’s the truth. But yes, we fully investigated that,” Beane said. “Every person you talk to at Kentucky, teammates, staff there, plus what we’ve done, I would say this is a heck of a young man, every person you ask. That’s unfortunate when things like that are attached to someone’s name; in this case, it doesn’t seem to be anything there.”
In this instance he’s innocent. When you have three different parties saying there’s nothing behind the allegations. That’s about as innocent as you can get.
And yes, as to why she’s bringing the lawsuit up 4 years later, after he gets drafted in the first round, after he gets paid more money than NIL should be a factor in this
She could have filed in 2021 2022 2023 2024
He was making pretty good NIL money racking up around 400,000. Could have easily filed when he was in college.
She did the right thing going to police sure.
She did the wrong thing to wait and file til he got paid big money.
So again, note the conflation…
They found “nothing”? They didn’t find the police report she filed, didn’t find the exam report, didn’t find her side of the story, didn’t interview her…?
Did they find enough to warrant charges? No, again, he said vs. she said. They found two equal pieces of evidence and the tie goes to the runner.
You intentionally conflate insufficient with nothing.
“In this instance he’s innocent. When you have three different parties saying there’s nothing behind the allegations. That’s about as innocent as you can get.”
Unless they were in the room, there only two parties who can say one way or the other. But…AGAIN…the need to conflate inconclusiveness with innocence.
And if she sued in 2021-2024, you would…what?
Say “what an honest and responsible young woman” or the exact same things about her…? We both know. So, a red herring.
“Two equal pieces of evidence”
Not really.
Him: I didn’t do anything
Her: story keeps changing of events that happened
He said she said tie goes to the one who’s story remainder consistent not the one who’s story kept changing of what happened.
It was one of those where there was zero information saying that this actually happened, to what the accusation was. You can’t take someone’s account and think that’s the truth. But yes, we fully investigated that,”
“We fully investigated that” and you don’t think they talked to police, saw the police report, talked to the school lmao ok.
Your need to find him guilty is weird.
But then again you also said mothers should be charged with attempted murder if theyre going past the speed limit so not a first for you in terms of saying weird stuff.
Fyi….found nothing means they found no evidence to confirm prove her side of events.
When she comes forward and says he took my clothes off and assaulted me there’d be some form of evidence especially during a medical exam. Which came back with nothing as well.
So yeah
Police
Doctors
University
Team that drafted him
Everybody is on the conspiracy to protect this young man lmao. Totally
Get help dude. You seriously need it.
I’ve said a bunch of times that I don’t know whether he’s guilty.
And once again you conflate (though in your case I believe that you genuinely don’t understand the difference) not being able to meet the burden of proof with innocence and insufficient evidence with “nothing”.
Now, I KNOW this is pointless and that your inability to understand anything will prevent you from understanding anything but…I’m going to try because I always think logic can beat stupidity even though it rarely if ever does…
Right now, Maxwell Hairston walks into your room and grapes you. I’ll assume for purposes of this discussion that you refuse to consent and he grapes you anyway.
What’s your next move? Do you call the cops or just cherish the memories?
Punters and kickers get released almost immediately, but first round cornerbacks get “time for the justice process to play out” and “please give us time to investigate this situation”. The quotes are future NFL and Buffalo statements.
They got burned the last time this happened, so who would blame them for moving cautiously?
I mean…I guess it’s possible that this woman is such an elite football scout and a Machiavellian gold digger to the Nth degree that she went to the police four years in advance to lay her trap, but…
Not sure why anyone (including Beane) would be so sure…
Except that that’s what they choose to believe.
You’d also have to wonder what her plan was to fool the sexual assault nurse at the hospital who conducted an examination.
Let me guess? They don’t want him jailed they want money?
“The suit alleges Hairston removed the woman’s pajamas, after she had indicated she was tired and uninterested in sexual intercourse, and assaulted her. The woman filed a police report at the time, according to Bardahl and Graham, and went through a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner exam at a hospital.”
Seems she wanted him jailed.
And now she wants money? Shocker
If Maxwell Hairston graped you and you went to the police and told them and they didn’t charge him for graping you…what would be YOUR next move?
Send him a flower basket?
I just think it’s interesting how the main plot turns into money these days. I’m not saying he’s guilty or innocent. I don’t know
I don’t KNOW whether he’s guilty or innocent.
What I do know is that this woman did everything we tell them to do, went immediately to the police, the hospital, etc. and that treating her as if she did none of it is why most women don’t bother at all.
Having to go to court and publicly relive a traumatic event is the equivalent of being abused all over again. This is not something a person would do frivolously.
A few people will. There are false accusations. Some even lie on the witness stand. For sure, due process is important.
This accusation has various elements that make it more credible than many others. Doesn’t mean he’s guilty.
But it does expose how automatically (and dogmatically) many respond to these things and how they require only their own suspicions mixed with their own bias to label the woman as a liar, fraud, money grubber, etc. while demanding a criminal conviction to label him.
God forbid I question anything . Women have never ever alleged heinous crimes falsely. Heavens no!