Year: 2000
Date of Assault: September 25 2000
Organization: NBA
Team: Seattle SuperSonics
Status at time of incident: Active
Victim-Offender Relationship: Child's caregiver
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: Sexual Assault
Summary: Patterson forced his nanny to perform oral sex
Organization Response: Could not find exact response, but several articles mentioned he would be suspended from multiple games without pay and face up to a $100,000 fine.
Charges: Y
Summary of Charges: misdemeanor sexual-assault--third-degree attempted rape
Date charges filed: May 2001
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: May 2001
Outcome: Patterson entered an Alford plea deal. He was sentenced to one year in jail, with all but 15 days suspended. He also paid a $5,000 fine, as well as court costs and $500 plus restitution to the nanny. He was required to register as a sex offender. Despite this conviction, he still played professional basketball.
Sources/Links:

https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2001/0507/1192941.html; https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Patterson-sentenced-to-jail-1054755.php; https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010508&slug=ruben08

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Year: 2002
Date of Assault: 2002
Organization: NBA
Team: Portland Trailblazers
Status at time of incident: Active
Victim-Offender Relationship: Wife
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: Domestic Violence
Summary: Police arrived to the Patterson household and found Ruben's wife, Shannon with "minor assaults"
Organization Response: N/A
Charges: Y
Summary of Charges: Felony domestic assault
Date charges filed: N/A
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: December 3, 2002
Outcome: Case dropped at the request of Ruben's wife
Sources/Links:

http://a.espncdn.com/nba/news/2002/1126/1466778.html https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2002/1203/1470777.html

Year: 2006
Date of Assault: 5/12/2006
Organization: NFL
Team: Cleveland Browns
Status at time of incident: Active
Victim-Offender Relationship: Wife
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: Assault
Summary: He and his wife were arguing, he threw her to the ground and then on the bed after she told him she wanted a divorce. He carried her outside on her shoulders, threw her outside, and locked the door. He eventually let her back in and then left the house with her wedding ring, her credit cards and cash
Organization Response: none
Charges: Y
Summary of Charges: third degree assault and harassment
Date charges filed: 5/12/2006
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: 10/5/2006
Outcome: dropped due to lack of evidence
Sources/Links:

https://www.patriots.com/news/droughns-to-face-domestic-violence-charge-168546; https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2638191

Year: 2013
Date of Assault: October 13, 2013
Organization: IndyCar
Team: Tri-Star Racing
Status at time of incident: Retired
Victim-Offender Relationship: Minor
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: Sexual Assault
Summary: Arrested after Herb's wife reported him to the police station after finding pictures of nude girls on his laptop. Photos included him peforming sexual acts with a girl who was (allegedly) 4 years old
Organization Response: None found
Charges: Y
Summary of Charges: Child pornography, lewd and lascivious molestation
Date charges filed: 2013
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: January 5, 2016
Outcome: 25 years in prison and lifetime probation
Sources/Links:

https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/crime/former-indy-car-driver-gets-25-years-in-prison-for-collier-child-sex-abuse-28982ffc-4dd8-1224-e053-0-364244401.html/

Year: 2016
Date of Assault: November 15, 2016
Organization: NBA
Team: Retired
Status at time of incident: Retired
Victim-Offender Relationship: Girlfriend
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: IPV
Summary: during an argument, Benjamin took girlfriend's phone, smashed it, and then physically blocked the house phone to prevent her from calling 911
Organization Response: retired at the time--no response
Charges: Y
Summary of Charges: no specifics--articles mention 1 felony and 2 misdemeanors
Date charges filed: warrant issued for arrest in May 2016
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: no date found
Outcome: Could not find
Sources/Links:

https://www.tmz.com/2016/11/17/corey-benjamin-arrested-domestic-violence/

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Year: 2000
Date of Assault: October 18, 2000
Organization: NBA
Team: Chicago Bills
Status at time of incident: Active
Victim-Offender Relationship: Girlfriend
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: IPV
Summary: got into argument about buying diapers for their child, slapped and choked girlfriend, broke down door
Organization Response: no response found
Charges: None found
Summary of Charges: domestic battery
Date charges filed: no date found
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: there was a hearing set for november 1st
Outcome: Could not find
Sources/Links:

https://apnews.com/article/b541909615a7026dfd4ecdd9aaa28ec8

Year: 2008
Date of Assault: 2008
Organization: NFL
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Status at time of incident: Active
Victim-Offender Relationship: Stranger
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: Sexual Assault
Summary: Accused of raping a hotel employee
Organization Response: NFL took no action
Charges: N
Summary of Charges: Victim filed a civil suit in 2009
Date charges filed: No charges filed - civil suit
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: January 2012
Outcome: The suit was settled out of court in 2012--not sure what exact settlement included
Sources/Links:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmwe8w/ben-roethlisberger-quarterback-twice-accused-of-sexual-assault

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Year: 2010
Date of Assault: 2010
Organization: NFL
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Status at time of incident: Active
Victim-Offender Relationship: Stranger
Number of Victims: 1
Type of Violence: Sexual Assault
Summary: Accused of raping a young woman in a bar bathroom after buying her drinks
Organization Response: Suspended for four games and lost several endorsement deals. However, he signed a $87.4 million deal with Steelers in 2015 and was the 11th-highest-paid athlete in the world in 2015
Charges: N
Summary of Charges: Victim accused Roethlisberger of rape
Date charges filed: April 12, 2010 announced no charges would be pursued
Date of court's decision/Case outcome: N/A
Outcome: The victim decided not to press charges because she was afraid of the process of the trial and potential backlash
Sources/Links:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmwe8w/ben-roethlisberger-quarterback-twice-accused-of-sexual-assault