Last week, the company, McMahon and a former WWE executive were sued by a former employee alleging those crimes.
McMahon has also discussed being under federal investigation and having a phone seized by federal officials, a senior-level WWE executive and another personal friend told NBC News.
Representatives for McMahon, TKO Group and WWE did not immediately respond Friday to requests for comment on the federal investigation.
McMahon is no stranger to allegations of sexual assault — and has survived several during his reign at the company.
McMahon also faced federal conspiracy charges alleging orchestrated steroid use among WWE wrestlers, and he was found not guilty by a jury in 1994.
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Vince McMahon, McMahon, Nicholas Biase, Janel Grant, John Laurinaitis, Laurinaitis, Rita Chatterton
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