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U.S. Arrests Ex-N.C. State Sports-Medicine Director on Sex-Battery Charges

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. authorities arrested former N.C. State sports-medicine director Robert M. Murphy Jr. on sexual-battery charges.
He was taken to Marion County jail in Florida on North Carolina fugitive warrants.
Marion County Sheriff listed 23 sexual-battery and nine felony sexual-contact counts.
More than 30 former Wolfpack male athletes have filed civil suits alleging abuse by Murphy.
A North Carolina judge dismissed the civil case in June, citing statutes of limitations.

History

Historical Context

November 2011 former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was indicted on 52 child-sex counts; a 2012 trial convicted him on 45 counts and led the NCAA to impose a $60 million fine and a civil settlement. The indictment of NC State sports-medicine director Robert M. Murphy Jr. on 32 criminal counts revived debate over statutes of limitations, urging lawmakers and universities to expand survivor protections.

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Story summary

U.S. authorities arrested former N.C. State sports-medicine director Robert M. Murphy Jr. on sexual-battery charges.
He was taken to Marion County jail in Florida on North Carolina fugitive warrants.
Marion County Sheriff listed 23 sexual-battery and nine felony sexual-contact counts.
More than 30 former Wolfpack male athletes have filed civil suits alleging abuse by Murphy.
A North Carolina judge dismissed the civil case in June, citing statutes of limitations.

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