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Big Ben Accuser Hoped He Had Knocked Her Up: Lawyers

Court papers depict a nut, ask venue change

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 12, 2009 8:10 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Andrea McNulty, the Nevada woman accusing Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault, bragged to friends about her “consensual sexual relations” with the Steelers’ quarterback, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ. Roethlisberger’s lawyers accuse McNulty of saying she “hoped that she was pregnant” by the footballer, and they blame the charges against him on McNulty’s “lack of job security, need for medical benefits, need for treatment, increasing debt and lack of income.”

But it doesn't stop there: McNulty's “psychological breakdown appears to be the sad by-product of an affair with a married man whose wife apparently concocted a scheme to have [her] fall in love with a fictional soldier and be abandoned by him to create heartbreak and instability,” the document continues. Big Ben's lawyers also moved for a change of venue.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger scrambles during the two-minute drill practice at their NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger scrambles during the two-minute drill practice at their NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger arrives to make a statement to the media at the team's offices in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger arrives to make a statement to the media at the team's offices in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Ben Roethlisberger and Andrea McNulty are shown in a YouTube still.
Ben Roethlisberger and Andrea McNulty are shown in a YouTube still.   (NigelKLBJ937)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs onto the field on the first day of practice at their training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs onto the field on the first day of practice at their training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger attends training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger attends training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger speaks at Steelers headquarters in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger speaks at Steelers headquarters in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Cat-Lover
Aug 12, 2009 9:25 AM CDT
I'm sure that more than the money, she also wanted to score a sexual touchdown with him.
jaguarj
Aug 12, 2009 3:34 AM CDT
She should have unzipped his back pocket instead...
youngblood
Aug 12, 2009 2:25 AM CDT
McNulty was McNutty for thinking she could put one over on lawyers and detectives, these guys are trained to explore everything and they found out that she actually was trying to get into Big Ben's pants... to get to his wallet!

 
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