Posted by Josh Katzowitz

We already told you that the trial for Albert Haynesworth on a misdemeanor sexual assault charge was set to commence Tuesday. Apparently, that no longer will be necessary.

According to the Washington Post, Haynesworth has changed his plea from not guilty of sexual assault to a no contest plea of simple assault. Instead of serving what could have been a six-month jail stint if he had been found guilty, he will serve 160 hours of community service.

Also part of the agreement: Haynesworth must undergo an alcohol abuse and a psychological assessment within 18 months. If he does that, his record will be cleared. He also must stay from the alleged victim.

On his way into the courtroom, Haynesworth didn't comment when questioned by reporters, but he did manage to let loose a "Go Patriots!"

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Posted by Josh Katzowitz

Patriots DE Albert Haynesworth will be busy Tuesday, sitting in a courtroom as his misdemeanor sex abuse trial gets underway for the incident in which he allegedly groped a waitress in Washington last February.

You might recall that the W hotel employee accused Haynesworth of caressing her breast as he attempted to pay his $813 bill (her hands were full of dishes, so apparently he put his credit card in her breast pocket and then groped her).

According to the Boston Herald, a conviction could land Haynesworth in jail for up to six months, putting his season in serious doubt.

His attorney, A. Scott Bolden, wouldn’t tell the newspaper if he would put Haynesworth on the stand to testify, but he’s also trying to get some of Haynesworth’s statements to Washington police afterward thrown out of the trial.

In statements Bolden called “irrelevant and highly inflammatory,” Haynesworth supposedly told police, “I know what this is about, she is just upset I have a white girlfriend. I couldn’t even tell you the last time I dated a black girl. She was trying to get with me.”

And though there have been rumblings that Bolden and Haynesworth have tried to get the waitress to drop the case (presumably by offering her cash), Bolden believes he knows the reason why this trial is occurring in the first place. Said Bolden, after Haynesworth pleaded not guilty: “It’s about money.”

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