Bailey is charged with first-degree misdemeanor exposure.

A charging document is an accusation. Admitting clothing was down is not a guilty plea to the statutory elements. First-degree misdemeanor exposure still has to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Former St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey, 35, has been formally charged in Broward County, Fla., with first-degree misdemeanor exposure of sexual organs after an alleged July 27, 2026 incident at the Round1 arcade and bowling bar inside Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines. Prosecutors allege he pulled down his clothing to engage, or was already engaging, in sexual contact in public. Those are caption words. They are not a verdict.

Reporting says Bailey was arrested with Karina Manderson shortly after midnight on July 27. Per that same reporting, he admitted his pants were down but denies sex and says he is fighting the charge. An admission that clothing was down is a statement the State may try to use. It is not a plea to every element of the exposure statute, and it is not a finding that the alleged public sexual contact happened. If convicted, the reported statutory ceiling is up to one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine. Maximums are the ceiling if a jury or a plea puts a conviction on the paper. They are not a sentence.

Bailey’s NFL career was cut short after a 2015 shooting. That is biography. It is not a new charge, and it does not prove this misdemeanor. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.