That Stuff With ... Kellen Winslow

Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow Jr. is back behind bars following TWO new allegations of sexual deviance ... this time, he's accused of touching himself in front of a 77-year-old woman.

Remember, Winslow had been out on bail while fighting allegations he raped 3 women. Officials say 2 of the women were transients who were kidnapped by the former tight end.

A 3rd woman claims Winslow raped her 15 years ago while she was unconscious.

If convicted on all counts, Winslow faces up to life in prison. Bail was set at $2 million, which he posted back in July.

But, according to officials, Winslow has NOT been living up to the terms of his bail -- and now, prosecutors claim he committed more sexual impropriety just last month.

Officials say Winslow was working out at a San Diego area gym on Feb. 13 -- when he started touching himself and asking a nearby elderly woman if she liked it.

The very next week, the woman claims she was in a hot tub at the same gym when Winslow once again engaged in lewd conduct. The woman says she got out of the tub and reported Winslow.

She also claims Winslow reached out and touched her arm and foot as she tried to leave.

Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II is scheduled to go to trial this month on charges of raping two women, ages 54 and 59, 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.

The 35-year-old Winslow previously was accused of unauthorized entry into the homes of two other women in June, ages 71 and 86.

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 request is one of several pre-trial battles that could affect Winslow’s chances of living the rest of his life behind bars after once living large as a top college player at Miami (Fla.) and then as a first-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2004. He has been incarcerated here since March 4, when he was jailed without bail after being charged with two misdemeanor counts of lewd conduct involving the 77-year-old woman. Those incidents came when Winslow had been out on bail while facing prior charges of raping two homeless women in their 50s, as well as raping an unconscious 17-year-old woman when he was 19 in 2003.

He has pleaded not guilty, and his felony jury trial is set to begin here April 30, about 35 miles north of downtown San Diego.

The trial began Monday, as Winslow’s father, San Diego Chargers Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow, sat behind him. Winslow II is accused of raping the hitchhiker, a 59-year-old homeless woman two months later and an unconscious 17-year-old in 2003 while he was playing football at the University of Miami. He is also accused of exposing himself to a 57-year-old woman while she tended to her garden and a 77-year-old woman as she lounged in a fitness club’s hot tub. The charges in the five cases include rape, forced oral copulation and sodomy, kidnapping and indecent exposure, among others.


If convicted, Winslow could face life in prison — and would join a sordid list of former NFL players, such as Aaron Hernandez and Titus Young, whose bizarre or violent crimes in the aftermath of their careers caused speculation about what role, if any, repeated head trauma contributed to their behavior. Hernandez, for example, who was convicted of murder, was posthumously found to be suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative disease caused by head trauma.

But the disease can only be diagnosed posthumously, and despite speculation that Winslow’s defense attorneys may introduce evidence regarding the former NFL player’s mental state, they have made no specific claims attempting to link his behavior to football head trauma.

Instead, in an opening statement lasting fewer than 10 minutes on Monday, defense attorney Brian Watkins claimed the “accusers aren’t giving you the whole truth,” and suggested the sex was consensual. He argued Winslow’s only offense was infidelity in his marriage, that his actions were immoral but not criminal.