SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Sources reported early Tuesday evening that Denver Broncos rookie safety and onetime Oakland resident Ryan Murphy was involved by San Jose police in a prostitution sting.
The sting was part of Santa Clara County’s multi-agency human trafficking task force. Authorities were targeting an area of north San Jose known for prostitution.
According to sources, police detained a suspected prostitute in the area of a Motel 6 at North First Street and Brokaw. The woman told task force members that she had to go to a car to retrieve some property.
Murphy was inside that car along with his brother. Sources said Murphy was questioned and released by police. However, his brother and the suspected prostitute were cited.
Murphy grew up in Oakland and attended Oakland Tech. The rookie was drafted in the seventh round out of Oregon State last year by the Seattle Seahawks before being waived in September. He was picked up by the Broncos and added to their practice squad a month later.
So far there has been no comment from the team.