Ex-NFL player charged with rape released on bail
The Associated Press
Published: January 6, 2009
Updated: January 6, 2009
Published: January 6, 2009
Updated: January 6, 2009
DEDHAM, Mass.—A former NFL lineman and high school football coach in Walpole has been released on bail as he awaits trial on charges he raped a 15-year-old girl.
Daniel Villa posted $7,500 bail Tuesday and was fitted for an electronic monitoring bracelet.
The conditions of Villa’s bail include staying away from children under 16.
The judge declined to say where Villa will be staying. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 28.
Villa played six seasons for the New England Patriots during a 12-year NFL career. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges including three counts of rape of a child over 14.
Prosecutors say Villa was once the girl’s coach, and at one point sent her 500 text messages in a single month.
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