Eagles’ Josh Sills charged with rape, kidnapping: Read the criminal complaint

Philadelphia Eagles rookie offensive lineman Josh Sills has been charged with rape and kidnapping for an alleged 2019 incident in Ohio.

Philadelphia Eagles rookie offensive lineman Josh Sills has been charged with rape and kidnapping for an alleged 2019 incident in Ohio.

NJ Advance Media has obtained a copy of the criminal complaint, which you can read at the bottom of this story.

Here are the details from the Ohio Attorney General’s press release:

(CAMBRIDGE, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden today announced the indictment of a Sarahsville man on rape charges.

Joshua Matthew Sills, 25, was indicted by a Guernsey County Common Pleas Court grand jury on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping, both first-degree felonies. Sills is an offensive guard for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.

In December 2019, the indictment says, Sills engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will. The crime was immediately reported, and the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office conducted a detailed investigation.

The case was presented to the grand jury and is being prosecuted by the Special Prosecutions Section of the Attorney General’s Office.

Sills was issued a summons to appear in Guernsey County Common Pleas Court at 1 p.m. on Feb. 16.

Indictments are criminal allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.

The Eagles released the following statement Wednesday:

The organization is aware of the legal matter involving Josh Sills. We have been in communication with the league office and are in the process of gathering more information. We have no further comment at this time.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports “The NFL placed Eagles’ Josh Sills on the Commissioner Exempt List following today’s indictment by a grand jury in Ohio. Sills may not participate in practices and games or travel with the team while on the List. It will be reviewed under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.”

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Sills, an Ohio native, joined Philadelphia in 2022 as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State. His college career began at West Virginia before transferring in 2020.

Sills played in one regular-season game this year, seeing action in Week 5 vs. the Arizona Cardinals and getting four snaps on special teams in the 20-17 win.

Sills was inactive for both of the Eagles’ playoff wins last month.

Sills and the Eagles are scheduled to return to the NovaCare Complex Thursday to begin preparing for their Super Bowl showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Eagles will practice Friday and Saturday in South Philadelphia before making their way west.

Super Bowl LVII is Sunday, Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.

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