Aaron Hernandez Reportedly Sexually Abused as a Child

Jonathan Hernandez, the brother of Aaron Hernandez, has said the former New England Patriots tight end was sexually abused as a child.

The news came as part of an investigative story the Boston Globe released based on Hernandez's communication from prison and interviews with those closest to him.

Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd when he killed himself in April 2017. He was 27.

A lawyer for Hernandez also confirmed they had discussions about him being sexually abused as a child. Neither the lawyer nor Jonathan Hernandez would provide the name of the abuser.

According to the report, Aaron and Jonathan were regularly beaten by their father, who became violent when drinking.

Hernandez also reportedly had a sexual relationship with Dennis SanSoucie, a former teammate with whom he smoked marijuana throughout high school and middle school.

"Me and him were very much into trying to hide what we were doing. We didn't want people to know," SanSoucie told the Globe.