49ers' Ahmad Brooks charged with sexual battery; Ray McDonald indicted on rape charge

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks and former Niners defensive end Ray McDonald will face charges stemming from an incident last December in which a woman claims she was raped by McDonald.

A grand jury in Santa Clara County, Calif. on Wednesday indicted McDonald on one charge of raping an intoxicated person.
Prosecutors on the same day charged Brooks with misdemeanor sexual battery. The woman filed a civil lawsuit against Brooks earlier this year claiming that he touched her in a sexual manner on the same night she says she was assaulted by McDonald.


“The organization is aware that a misdemeanor charge has been filed against Ahmad Brooks stemming from a December 2014 matter," 49ers general manger Trent Baalke said in a statement. "We take any charge against a member of this organization seriously and are in communication with the NFL. Ahmad is returning home to California and will not participate in Saturday’s game.”

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Brooks had been with his teammates in Englewood, Colo. for joint practices with the Denver Broncos.
The woman told police she met McDonald at a bar in San Jose and went back to his home to continue partying. There, she recalled falling by a hot tub and hitting her head, but remembered nothing else until she woke up the next day in McDonald’s bed. McDonald told police he had consensual sex with the woman.
McDonald was signed by the Chicago Bears earlier this year after his agent told teams that they did not believe charges would be filed in the sexual assault case. McDonald was later arrested in May on a domestic violence charge after an argument with his former fiancée.
The grand jury on Wednesday declined to file charges in that case. The Bears released McDonald following his arrest.
Brooks could face punishment from the NFL under the revised personal conduct policy that includes enhanced punishments for players involved in domestic violence or sexual assault incidents. The policy allows the NFL to investigate – and punish – players before resolution of a criminal case.