Former professional football player Marcellus Wiley has asked a judge to prevent his estranged wife from referencing civil sexual assault lawsuits during their domestic violence restraining order proceedings, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
The motion filed by Wiley's legal team seeks to bar Annemarie Wiley from introducing evidence related to civil cases currently pending against him in New York during their scheduled hearing on Monday. The request comes as the couple prepares for a critical court appearance in their ongoing legal dispute.
According to the court filings, the New York litigation involves seven accusers and allegations spanning multiple decades, with most incidents allegedly occurring during the 1990s and early 2000s. Wiley's attorneys emphasized that none of these claims have been proven in court and involve different alleged conduct and incidents separate from the current restraining order case.
The legal team argues that Annemarie Wiley intends to use the New York litigation against her estranged husband, pointing to one of her proposed exhibits that includes an article discussing additional allegations and efforts to expand the case into a class action lawsuit.
Marcellus Wiley has denied all allegations and maintains that he has never faced criminal charges or convictions related to these accusations. His attorneys contend that allowing such evidence would force the court to essentially conduct a second trial within the restraining order hearing, complicating the proceedings and diverting attention from the specific issues at hand.
The legal documents accuse Annemarie Wiley of attempting to assassinate her estranged husband's character and confuse the central issues of the restraining order case by introducing unrelated allegations.
The restraining order dispute stems from Annemarie Wiley's filing in July, when she simultaneously sought a divorce and obtained a restraining order. In those filings, she accused Marcellus Wiley of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Marcellus Wiley has denied these allegations as well.
The domestic violence restraining order hearing is scheduled for Monday, where a judge will consider both the restraining order petition and the motion to exclude evidence from the New York civil cases. The outcome of this hearing could significantly impact the trajectory of the couple's divorce proceedings and the scope of evidence permitted in future hearings.
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