The Hollywood (Fla.) Police Department will not investigate an allegation of rape against New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown unless the woman who made the allegation files a formal complaint with the police department, a police spokesperson told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday.

Britney Taylor, Brown’s former personal trainer, filed a civil lawsuit last Tuesday alleging that the NFL star raped her in May 2018.

"We would need her to come forward," said Officer Christian Lata of the Hollywood Police Department, adding that the department has not been contacted by Taylor.

Kristi Grimm, a media specialist for the Broward County state attorney, said the state attorney’s office would investigate the rape allegation only if the police department initiated an investigation and delivered it to the state attorney’s office.

"And that has not been done," Grimm said.

David Haas, one of Taylor’s attorneys, declined to comment when asked why Taylor has not filed a report with police in Florida and if she plans to file a report there.

In a statement released the day her lawsuit was filed, Taylor said, "I will cooperate with the NFL and any other agencies."

USA TODAY Sports does not name those claiming to be victims of sexual assault unless they decide to come forward publicly, as Taylor did.

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In Taylor’s lawsuit, which was filed in a federal court in Florida, the alleged rape is said to have taken place at Brown’s home in Miami-Dade County. Brown’s home is actually located in Hollywood, which is in Broward County.

On Thursday, Haas said the alleged incident took place in Broward County and the lawsuit will be amended.

"That’s just a typo, not knowing some geography, so we’re fixing that," he said.

Officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, did not wait on a criminal report from Taylor, who also accused Brown of forcible kissing and indecent assault at a house Brown owns in the Pittsburgh area.

On Wednesday, a spokesman for the district attorney's office in Allegheny County said it had made contact with Taylor's lawyer but "procedurally, it appears there is a statute of limitations issue in moving forward with any inquiry involving the Allegheny County allegation mentioned in the lawsuit."

Contributing: The Associated Press

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