Bills first-round pick Maxwell Hairston accused of sexual assault in shocking lawsuit

Bills 2025 first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston is being sued for alleged sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress, according to reports.

The 21-year-old cornerback was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday after a woman, who identified herself as Rebecca Hendryx, per ESPN, alleges she was sexually assaulted by Hairston in 2021 when he was at the University of Kentucky.

The woman claims she and Hairston first met in early 2021 outside of the Kentucky residence hall that they both lived in.

Then, on the night of March 24, Hairston is alleged to have come uninvited to the plaintiff’s dorm room.

“Plaintiff inquired about the purpose of Defendant’s visit, to which Defendant responded that he wanted to hang out with Plaintiff,” the lawsuit reads, per USA Today. “Plaintiff declined and further expressed that she was tired and going to bed before turning around and walking away from the door.”

Hairston then allegedly entered anyway, forcibly removed Hendryx’s pajama shorts and sexually assaulted her, ignoring her repeated refusals to engage in sexual contact.