A sexual assault lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has been dismissed by a Texas judge after a woman accused the NFL player of allegedly assaulting her in 2017.
On Wednesday, Collin County Judge Angela Tucker dismissed the suit after Dallas police announced in May it had found “insufficient evidence” to charge Prescott or support a case against the Cowboys star, ESPN reported. The suit was filed in Collin County after a similar one in Dallas county was dropped.
Earlier this year attorneys Bethen and Yoel Zehaie sent a letter on behalf of the woman who claimed Prescott assaulted her in the back of a car in a strip club parking lot. In the letter she said she was “willing to forego pursuing criminal charges, along with disclosing this information to the public, in exchange for compensating her for the mental anguish she has suffered,” putting the value at $100 million, the outlet noted.
Prescott denied the claims and filed a countersuit against the woman and her attorneys, as well as extortion charges, all of which remain active, ESPN noted.
ICYMI: A sexual assault lawsuit filed against Dak Prescott earlier this year has been dismissed.
Details here 👇 https://t.co/TRPgg3IMOB pic.twitter.com/r2vK9q31xc
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 27, 2024
“Despite [the woman’s] and her legal team’s relentless efforts to extort money and damage Dak’s reputation, justice has consistently prevailed and will continue to do so,” Prescott’s attorney, Levi G. McCathern, said in a statement to the outlet.
“The original lies by (the accuser), her team, and their recent failed attempt to sue him civilly are all just a continuation of their extortion plot against Dak,” McCathern said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports.
“These ploys distract from the trauma of legitimate sexual assault survivors and undermine the progress that our society has made in supporting them,” the statement added.
Judge Tucker also set a hearing in September to determine if legal sanctions will be taken against the accuser and her attorneys, the outlet noted.
In 2023, Prescott led the NFL with the most touchdown passes and was second in MVP voting. He was drafted in fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. During his career he’s won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award and has been selected three times for the Pro-Bowl, USA Today noted.
The Cowboys QB is in his final season of a four year deal worth $160 million, the outlet noted.
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A sexual assault lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has been dismissed by a Texas judge after a woman accused the NFL player of allegedly assaulting her in 2017.
On Wednesday, Collin County Judge Angela Tucker dismissed the suit after Dallas police announced in May it had found “insufficient evidence” to charge Prescott or support a case against the Cowboys star, ESPN reported. The suit was filed in Collin County after a similar one in Dallas county was dropped.
Earlier this year attorneys Bethen and Yoel Zehaie sent a letter on behalf of the woman who claimed Prescott assaulted her in the back of a car in a strip club parking lot. In the letter she said she was “willing to forego pursuing criminal charges, along with disclosing this information to the public, in exchange for compensating her for the mental anguish she has suffered,” putting the value at $100 million, the outlet noted.
Prescott denied the claims and filed a countersuit against the woman and her attorneys, as well as extortion charges, all of which remain active, ESPN noted.
ICYMI: A sexual assault lawsuit filed against Dak Prescott earlier this year has been dismissed.
Details here 👇 https://t.co/TRPgg3IMOB pic.twitter.com/r2vK9q31xc
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 27, 2024
“Despite [the woman’s] and her legal team’s relentless efforts to extort money and damage Dak’s reputation, justice has consistently prevailed and will continue to do so,” Prescott’s attorney, Levi G. McCathern, said in a statement to the outlet.
“The original lies by (the accuser), her team, and their recent failed attempt to sue him civilly are all just a continuation of their extortion plot against Dak,” McCathern said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports.
“These ploys distract from the trauma of legitimate sexual assault survivors and undermine the progress that our society has made in supporting them,” the statement added.
Judge Tucker also set a hearing in September to determine if legal sanctions will be taken against the accuser and her attorneys, the outlet noted.
In 2023, Prescott led the NFL with the most touchdown passes and was second in MVP voting. He was drafted in fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. During his career he’s won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award and has been selected three times for the Pro-Bowl, USA Today noted.
The Cowboys QB is in his final season of a four year deal worth $160 million, the outlet noted.
Related: Tiger Woods’ Ex Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit
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