Former MLB player Craig Monroe faces sexual abuse accusations, removed from Tigers broadcasts

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Former MLB player-turned-broadcaster Craig Monroe has been pulled from the airwaves amid sexual abuse allegations. He will be off the air indefinitely. 

Monroe was the subject of an investigation into alleged criminal sexual acts, according to records first obtained by the Detroit Free Press.

A woman claimed Monroe began sexually assaulting her when she was 12 years old. The woman claimed the criminal conduct continued for years. 

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Detroit Tigers TV announcer Craig Monroe during batting practice prior to a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards April 21, 2023, in Baltimore.  (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

FOX 2 Detroit contacted the accuser via phone, and she requested that her identity remain anonymous.

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The woman is believed to have initially made contact with the former Detroit Tigers outfielder when her family hosted Monroe's family during his stint with a minor league baseball team in Florida in the early 2000s. 

Detroit Tigers leftfielder Craig Monroe leaves the field after the final out of a game against the Chicago White Sox Aug. 13, 2006, at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. (Chuck Rydlewski/Getty Images)

According to the accuser, Monroe would initially fondle her, but the alleged acts later escalated. She recalled having intercourse with Monroe when she was 15.

By the time she was 18, the accuser acknowledged she was in an ongoing sexually consensual relationship with Monroe.

She explained the timing of her decision to bring the allegations