GADSDEN, Ala. — Giants linebacker Michael Boley is under investigation for abusing his 5-year-old son, TMZ reported Saturday.
Boley, 29, is alleged to have engaged in repeated willful abuse of a child under 18 between May 30 and June 5, according to the Gadsden, Ala., police official incident report.
Although no details of the allegations were released, a police spokesperson confirmed that the District Attorney was given the results of the investigation and would present the case to a grand jury. The grand jury will decide whether the evidence supports charging Boley with any crime.
“We are aware of the situation,” Pat Hanlon, Giants senior vice president of communications, said Saturday.
Boley’s attorney, Randall M. Kessler, said the accusations were brought to his attention over a year ago as part of a contested child support case, noting that “at final trial about a month ago, [the child’s mother] did not seek an order restricting visitation.”
“The only relief she requested from the judge was that child support be more than quintupled to, in her words, ‘increase her lifestyle,'” Kessler added.
However, in the wake of the allegations, a second woman, who has a 2-year-old child with Boley, filed court papers in Georgia requesting that the football player be supervised when spending time with their child. The judge did not yet rule on that request.
Boley signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Giants in 2009.
He has missed practice time this week with a hamstring injury that sidelined him for three games this season. He is expected to play against the Redskins on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
With Paul Schwartz