--- description: Over an alleged incident that occurred on Dec. 1 title: Colts Linebacker Josh McNary Charged With Rape image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Colts Linebacker Josh McNary Charged With Rape by [Molly Geary / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Molly Geary / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 15, 2015 12:45 AM CUT by [Molly Geary / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Molly Geary / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 15, 2015 12:45 AM CUT Indianapolis [Colts](http://www.si.com/nfl/team/indianapolis-colts "undefined") linebacker [Josh McNary](http://www.si.com/nfl/player/josh-mcnary "undefined") has been charged with rape, a Marion County, Ind., official told SI.com on Wednesday. FOX59 in Indianapolis first [reported](http://fox59.com/2015/01/14/indianapolis-colts-linebacker-charged-with-rape/ "undefined") the news. Court documents filed with the county on Wednesday show that McNary, 26, was charged with one count of rape, one count of criminal confinement and one count of battery. You can view the [criminal complaint here](http://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/joshua-mcnary-criminal-complaint.pdf "undefined"). _(Warning: graphic content)._ The alleged incident occurred on Dec. 1\. The victim told the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department that after her work shift ended at 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 30, she went to a few different bars in Indianapolis with co-workers before ending up at an “unknown apartment” with an “unknown male.” She alleges that she and the male had a physical fight before she was sexually assaulted. She then took the man’s cell phone and left the apartment and contacted the police after returning to her residence. [The _Indianapolis Star_ reports](http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/01/14/colts-linebacker-josh-mcnary-has-been-charged-with-rape/21768817/ "undefined") that the Colts were not previously aware of the investigation. The team released the following [statement](https://twitter.com/HawleySports/status/555494427134025728 "undefined") on Wednesday: --- > “” --- McNary was signed by the Colts in April 2013 after he served two years of active military service after attending Army. When he graduated Army, he was the school’s all-time leader in sacks (28.0) and tackles for loss (49). In 2014, McNary played in 15 games for Indianapolis and started four, registering 16 tackles and half a sack. The Colts play the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. [_This article originally appeared on SI.com_](http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/14/indianapolis-colts-josh-mcnary-charged-rape "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3668505/colts-josh-mcnary-rape-charge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3668505/colts-josh-mcnary-rape-charge/"},"headline":"Colts Linebacker Josh McNary Charged With Rape","datePublished":"2015-01-15T00:45:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:35:24.981Z","description":"Over an alleged incident that occurred on Dec. 1","url":"https://time.com/3668505/colts-josh-mcnary-rape-charge/","keywords":["Football","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Molly Geary / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3668505/colts-josh-mcnary-rape-charge/","name":"Colts Linebacker Josh McNary Charged With Rape"}}]}] ```