Details Of NCIS Investigation Into Ashley Massaro Allegations Released

WARNING: This article contains accounts of alleged sexual abuse, rape and suicide. 

Details of the United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service report into the alleged sexual abuse of former WWE star Ashley Massaro have been published, thanks to various Freedom of Information Act requests.

Massaro had alleged that she was sodomised and raped while on a WWE goodwill tour of Kuwait in 2006 in a sworn affidavit, which was published by her lawyer Konstantine Kyros following her death by suicide in 2019.

The NCIS launched their investigation in June 2019, before officially closing it on January 27, 2020. The investigation determined that they were unable to determine where the alleged assault had taken place.

Per the NCIS report (which can be read in full here):

"The incident involved deceased civilian World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) personality Ashley MASSARO. As background, in an affidavit signed prior to her death pertaining to her lawsuit against the WWE, MASSARO claimed that while on a USO tour to Kuwait in "2007", she was taken to a medical facility to be treated for dehydration and/or and was subsequently "raped" and "sodomized" by an individual she believed to be an active duty military physician while an unknown female stood guard. AFOSI and US Army Criminal Investigation Division (USACID) conducted initial inquiries into the allegations and provided results of their investigation to NCIS. An interview of MASSARO's attending physician was conducted. An unsuccessful attempt to locate the alleged crime scene was conducted. All logical investigative leads have been exhausted. To date, no subject, scene, or witnesses have been identified. The reported victim is deceased, and no prosecutorial venue exists within the NCISRU Corpus Christi, TX area of responsibility. This case is closed".

The report indicates that Massaro was treated at Camp Life Support Area in Kuwait after complaining of abdominal and pelvic pain. According to a physician's assistant, Massaro agreed to undergo a pelvic exam (with a female Corpsman in the room) and was lucid throughout. The assistant noted that someone did bang on the door during the exam, which had to be stopped so that she could respond that everything was fine.

This is consistent with what Massaro wrote in her affidavit. The person who banged on the door - and ultimately retrieved Massaro from the room - was WWE VP of Corporate Communications Gary Davis.

The assistant claimed that Massaro had been accompanied by a well-built man (who possibly had a moustache) who was acting 'skittish and strange'. The assistant further noted that Massaro appeared to be drowsy when he first attended to her, but she was not falling asleep or slurring her words. He noted that someone else in the facility posited that Massaro may have been high, though he himself was unsure.

The assistant stated that nothing led him to believe that Massaro had been assaulted and she did not seem upset.

The NCIS did attempt to speak with the officer in charge of the clinic where Massaro was treated, but that person stated they did not wish to be interviewed (despite being told they were not being treated as a suspect).

While WWE management publicly stated that they were unaware of what Massaro alleged happened in Kuwait, a lawyer representing John Laurinaitis has claimed otherwise.