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Ravens security director not with team after sex charge

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, file photo, Baltimore Ravens senior director of security Darren Sanders removes signs that were posted in support of former Ravens running back Ray Rice in front of the NFL football team's headquarters, in Owings Mills, Md. Sanders was charged, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, with a sex offense and is due in court in February, according to court records. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, file photo, Baltimore Ravens senior director of security Darren Sanders removes signs that were posted in support of former Ravens running back Ray Rice in front of the NFL football team's headquarters, in Owings Mills, Md. Sanders was charged, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, with a sex offense and is due in court in February, according to court records. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

By Associated Press December 31, 2014 1 min read

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – The Baltimore Ravens’ security director won’t accompany the team to its playoff game in Pittsburgh after being charged with a sex violation.

According to online court records for Baltimore City District Court, Darren Sanders was charged Tuesday with a fourth-degree sexual offense. The records do not say what specifically happened Dec. 14. A hearing is set for Feb. 9.

Sanders was not at the team complex Wednesday. The Ravens say he will not join the team when it travels to its wild-card game against the Steelers on Saturday.

The charge against the 48-year-old Sanders lists his address as that of the Ravens’ team headquarters in Owings Mills. Normally, defendants in a criminal case are required to list a home address.