WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth has entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to a charge of sexual abuse.
Haynesworth’s lawyer entered the plea for his client during an arraignment hearing Tuesday morning in Superior Court in Washington.
Haynesworth, who was not present at the hearing, is accused of sliding his credit card into the bra of a waitress and touching her breast during a birthday party at a Washington hotel in February.
Haynesworth’s lawyer has said his client is innocent and will fight the charge.
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