A jury on Thursday found the director of security for the Baltimore Ravens not guilty of charges that he groped a stadium worker after a game.
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During closing arguments Thursday, prosecutor Gavin Patashnick told jurors that the trial revolved primarily around power, and that Sanders, a man in an important position for a high-profile corporation, leveraged his influence to exploit a hard-working woman who was vulnerable.
A day after providing testimony in which he emphatically denied any wrongdoing, Darren Sanders was found not guilty of second-degree assault and fourth-degree sexual contact, the Baltimore Sun reported.
On Wednesday, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti’s administrative assistant took the stand and testified she had been speaking to and texting with Sanders when the alleged incident occurred. Following the game, staff met with Bisciotti in his private suite.
The Ravens were “delighted with the verdict”, according to a team spokesperson. He said the woman complimented him on his suit and offered to help him find the elevator. She had been waiting for him in her auto parked outside the stadium, and would have seen him leaving the stadium with another woman, Alperstein said.
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Sanders was placed on paid leave on December 30, in accordance with the NFL’s personal-conduct policy.
