A former NFL wide receiver is being sued by a New York woman who accuses him of intentionally infecting her and others with an incurable sexually transmitted disease.
The unnamed plaintiff also accuses Eric Moulds of specifically targeting single mothers who were Buffalo Bills fans living in western New York.
Moulds played in the NFL from 1996 to 2007, including 10 seasons with the Bills, with whom he played in three Pro Bowls, and is a member of its 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
In a complaint filed earlier this week in New York State Superior Court, the woman said she met Moulds via Instagram in January 2023 and, after some communication, accepted his offer for “an all-expenses paid trip” to see him in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the Miami Herald.
During the trip, they had sex, but the plaintiff said Moulds never told her he had herpes simplex virus Type 2, which, though incurable, can be treated.
The woman’s complaint said she and Moulds never disclosed he had herpes even though they were intimate until November 2023.
Instead, she reportedly found out when Moulds’ fiancée of eight years, who was pregnant, contacted her in December, 2023.
According to the complaint, the woman suggested she get tested for STDs “because she, along with other women whom (Moulds) had relationships with, had been transmitted diseases by him.”
The plaintiff, who said she was unaware that Moulds was engaged, then tested positive for the herpes virus.
She then discovered Moulds had been sued by other women more than a decade ago for “knowingly spreading herpes” and appeared to target “single mothers who were Buffalo Bills fans living in Western New York,” according to Law & Crime.
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Although Moulds hadn’t yet been officially served with the law, his lawyer, Frank LoTempio III, told HuffPost his client is aware of the lawsuit and said, “We may be accepting service on his behalf.”
He added: “We are in the process of gathering information and responding to the complaint, which we will vigorously defend. I will have more information and comments once the litigation process starts.”
