DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins continued to rally around suspended offensive lineman Richie Incognito Thursday in light of allegations of bullying teammate Jonathan Martin, but a police report from 2012 highlighted his boorish side with crude details.
Incognito allegedly harassed a female volunteer at the annual Fins Weekend Golf Tournament on May 18, 2012 by touching her privates with a golf club and emptying a bottle of water in her face, according to a police report obtained by Local 10 News.
SEE THE INCOGNITO POLICE REPORT HERE
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Incognito's alleged treatment of teammate Jonathan Martin is what starts the firestorm.
The allegations, which came out as Incognito was reportedly ready to file a grievance against the Dolphins, adds another twist to a complicated narrative involving Incognito. The police report says Incognito "used his golf club to touch the unnamed victim by rubbing it up against her vagina, then up her stomach then to her chest. He then used the club to knock a pair of sunglasses off the top of her head. After that, he proceeded to lean up against her buttocks with his private parts as if dancing, saying 'Let it rain, let it rain!'" Incognito was drinking at the time, according to the victim.
Incognito finished his performance by emptying bottles of water on her face. The victim notified her supervisor of the incident, and the supervisor notified Miami Dolphin Security, who advised that they would take care of the situation, according to police. The victim maintained that one of the event sponsors or organizers witnessed the incident, but did nothing to help. She also stated that Nate Moore, a former Dolphin, heard about the incident and apologized for what had taken place.
"(Moore) stated that the incident would be taken care of and handled," according to police.
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The volunteer told Local 10 that she can't talk about the incident because she signed a confidentially agreement.
The actions by Incognito contrasted with the maturing image that teammates offered about Incognito in recent days. On Thursday, the Dolphins continued to deal with the controversy.
General manager Jeff Ireland allegedly told Martin's agent, Kenny Zuckerman to tell Martin to "punch" Incognito in order to confront Incognito if Martin felt abused, according to ProFootballTalk.com. The team has declined to comment, citing the league's ongoing review of the situation.
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Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland allegedly tells Martin to punch Incognito, according to a report.
"I feel a responsibility for this entire workplace atmosphere," coach Joe Philbin said. "As a coach your job is to help develop players…and that's what I will do everyday that I am here."
Inocgnito is reportedly ready to file a grievance against the Dolphins regarding his suspension, and a day after teammates came out in support of Incognito, Martin's camp added that more members of the team also troubled Martin. Martin's decision to leave the team and allow the media in on the team's locker room culture was criticized by many teammates.
"You kind of wish people went about it a different way," Dolphins defensive lineman Jared Odrick said. "There's other ways that this has been handled. It's tough to speak on."
Back on the golf course, it was Incognito's actions that left the victim uncomfortable. The victim from the charity event initially told police that she saw no accountability from Incognito after his alleged misconduct toward her.
"She felt like he didn't care and thought the whole incident was in fun and games," the report said. "Other people apologized for him, but not him."
