Julian Roosevelt Pittman (born May 22, 1975) is a former professional

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in the

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. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played with the

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in 1998. In the beginning of his senior year in September 1997, Pittman was charged with burglary and theft when he allegedly broke into a girlfriend's apartment, and as a result he was given a 30-day jail sentence and five years of probation, as well a suspension from Florida State. However, he was later reinstated and played the last four games of the 1997 season, including the

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. In May 1998, he allegedly committed sexual battery in a bar in

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, which constituted a probation violation. Facing potentially three and a half years in prison, he was instead ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and perform 500 hours of community service.Former Florida State and current Saints player Julian Pittman is free
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1975 births Living people Florida State Seminoles football players New Orleans Saints players People from Niceville, Florida Sportspeople from Okaloosa County, Florida People from Winter Garden, Florida Players of American football from Orange County, Florida {{Defensive-lineman-1970s-stub