Former NC State Director Arrested on 32 Charges

Former NC State sports medicine director Robert Murphy was arrested in Ocala, Florida, on Wednesday after a Wake County grand jury indicted him on 32 charges tied to allegations involving former male athletes. The indictment includes 23 counts of sexual battery and nine felony counts involving sexual contact or penetration under the pretext of medical treatment. The charges are allegations, and the criminal case has not established guilt. The indictment was returned under seal on September 14 and became public after Murphy was located, according to reports citing court and booking records. He is expected to face the charges in North Carolina. The supplied reports do not describe a court ruling on the criminal case. The case follows allegations that became public in 2022, when former NC State soccer player Ben Locke reported alleged abuse to campus police and filed a civil lawsuit. Thirty-one former male athletes later joined the civil case, and two additional former athletes said they planned to join. The lawsuit alleged that Murphy engaged in inappropriate sexual contact during treatment and that some athletes were subjected to intrusive urine testing.