Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is due back in Brown County court on 24 September after his former girlfriend asked for evidence in his misdemeanor battery case to be permanently sealed.
The request was filed under Wisconsin’s Marsy’s Law, which gives crime victims constitutional protections including privacy, dignity and reasonable safety. A status conference has been scheduled to address the application.
Josh Jacobs evidence-sealing request
The evidence includes video from a 23 May incident at Jacobs’s home in Hobart, Wisconsin. The NFL and media organisations have sought access to the material, but the victim’s lawyers argue that releasing it could expose her to unwanted attention and harm.
Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer has already temporarily sealed material connected to the case, including investigative records and digital evidence. The court is being asked to prevent the records from being distributed publicly.
Jacobs, 28, pleaded no contest on 10 September to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. He was fined $1,000 for the battery offence, while the property-damage charge was dealt with through a deferred judgment agreement.
Prosecutors alleged that Jacobs had an argument with his girlfriend in May, during which he threw her to the ground and damaged her phone. Investigators said she suffered a head injury.
Under the agreement, Jacobs must avoid contact with the woman, pay restitution, complete counselling and a battery-intervention programme, and stay out of trouble. The property-damage charge will be dismissed if he complies with the conditions for a year.
Jacobs remains on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list while the league reviews the case under its personal-conduct policy. The status conference is scheduled for 24 September in Brown County.
