This is starting to get out of hand. I remember watching Alvin Robertson growing up and I always thought he was a good player. He was tenacious on defense and he could score at key times in a game. He even went to four NBA All-Star games. He had a pretty good career, but here is another example of an athlete not making proper decisions. Alvin Robertson faces sexual assault and sex trafficking of a 14 year old girl. He also faces kidnapping charges. He apparently forced this 14 year old girl into prostitution and made her dance at a strip club Corpus Christi, TX. The victim was able to escape from her captor and wave down a police cruiser and expose Robertson and his seven friends sex ring. Robertson has been in and out of prison since his career ended, mostly on sexual assault charges.
What kind of man, kidnaps a kid and forces her to have sex with men and make her dance at strip club and sell her like a piece of meat. This is another example of bad judgement and some athletes not positioning themselves in better positions after their playing days are over. I feel very sorry for this girl and her family and this young lady will probably need counseling for the rest of her life. What was wrong with Robertson’s blueprint? I have to believe that he is insane! Insanity is the only reason that I can come up with for this malice and sinful act.
I am hoping that by working with professional athletes that we can help athletes think more about their decisions before committing something crazy and sick like this. Sexual assault is nothing new in the world of athletes, but when it involves a minor, I think this sets a new precedent in professional sports. I wonder what services the retired players association provided to Robertson after he retired from the NBA. It’s great to have these programs in place, but if they aren’t being made a priority, I don’t think the athletes that need to take advantage of the services and programs will ever accept the service and let it help them.
Just so we’re clear, I help healthy athletes, not sick athletes like this, but I could have helped in the very beginning, when he retired. This is very sad! My heart goes out to the victim and makes me want to help more athletes so we can avoid these types of headlines in the future.
