NFL free agent Xavien Howard shared 'revenge porn' with victim's child, lawsuit alleges

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Free agent NFL defensive back Xavien Howard is facing some serious accusations.

The former Miami Dolphins player allegedly sent an underage boy sexually explicitly content of his mother, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Broward Circuit Court in Florida. According to the court filings, the messages contained photos and videos of Howard engaging in sexual acts with the mother.

The messages were believed to have been sent following the mother's refusal to get an abortion. When the woman refused to agree to getting the abortion, lawyers said Howard "went on a warpath against her." He is accused of texting the minor the sexually explicit material of his mother in September 2022 in order to create "significant emotional distress," the lawsuit states. 

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Xavien Howard, #25 of the Miami Dolphins, looks on during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Hard Rock Stadium on August 27, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

According to the filing, Howard knew the children's cellphone numbers, because the mother "would text him through her kids' phones if her own phone battery died," court documents stated. But whenever she was able to start back using her phone, she would inform Howard to stop communicating with her via one of her children's numbers.

The woman would then delete the text exchange between her and Howard on the kids' phones, but the boy is believed to have discovered the content when he logged into his iCloud account.

Xavien Howard, #25 of the Miami Dolphins, walks through the tunnel prior to an NFL football game against the Minnesota