National Football League

Report: Haynesworth to decline plea deal

Published Apr. 27, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who has been indicted on a charge of misdemeanor sexual abuse, will decline a plea deal submitted by prosecutors, NBC Washington reported Wednesday.

Haynesworth, 29, is accused of fondling a waitress at a rooftop lounge at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Prosecutors on Wednesday offered a plea deal to Haynesworth, saying they would drop the sexual abuse charge if he pleaded guilty to simple assault.

Haynesworth's attorney, A. Scott Bolden, told NBC Washington, however, the offer was "not much of a plea deal."

"All of the very inflated and beefed-up facts that the W employees have put together, to make [it] fit nicely with the government case, the government has to prove those allegations now," Bolden said, according to NBC.

According to a release issued Tuesday by the Justice Department, Haynesworth allegedly slid a credit card down the front of his server's dress and fondled her breast.

Haynesworth faces up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 if convicted. An arraignment date has not been set.

The alleged incident took place Feb. 13, less than 24 hours after Haynesworth was formally charged with assault in connection with a road rage incident Feb. 2.

"There seems to be no truth to these allegations," Haynesworth's agent, Chad Speck, told WRC-TV in February.

Haynesworth completed his second year with the Redskins last season. He signed a seven-year, $100 million contract — $41 million guaranteed — with the Redskins during the 2009 offseason.

He was suspended without pay for the final four games of the season for conduct detrimental to the team.