Deshaun Watson is sued for sexual assault and battery (New allegations as of 9/9/24)
 

As Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson struggles to regain his old form, he has a new legal issue.

On Monday, Watson was sued in Houston for sexual assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The accusations are strikingly similar to those made against Watson in more than 20 lawsuits filed in 2021. However, the plaintiff in the new case, who filed under the Jane Doe pseudonym, contends that she went on a date with Watson. Most if not all other cases arose from paid massages that Watson had arranged.

The lawsuit explains that the date was set for October 10, 2020. Watson, per the lawsuit, was initially unable to find her apartment. He called her and allegedly began “aggressively yelling and screaming and stating that he could not find her apartment and that he ‘doesn’t have time for this.’”

The lawsuit then contains the following allegations:

“When Watson finally arrived at Doe’s apartment, Doe had not finished putting on makeup, so she invited Watson in to have a seat in her living room while she finished getting ready. As she was putting on makeup in her bathroom, Doe left the bathroom door open and attempted a conversation with Watson, trying to ease the tension from his angry outburst. Jane Doe quickly began to believe she was talking to herself because Watson wasn’t responding.

“Jane Doe came out of her bathroom to investigate Watson’s silence and shockingly found him completely naked on her bed, lying face-down on his stomach. While Jane Doe stood there in shock, Watson turned his head and aggressively insisted that she massage him, gesturing to his buttocks. Jane Doe asked if Watson meant he wanted her to massage his back, but Watson indicated that it was his buttocks he wanted massaged.

“Jane Doe was at this point in the encounter terrified. She was in her small apartment with a much larger man, and she was still reeling from Watson’s outburst and aggression on the phone. Doe thus tried to appease Watson by rubbing his back, rather than his buttocks. Watson began insisting, again, that she focus on his glutes. Seemingly frustrated that Doe would only rub his back, Watson then turned over, revealing an erection. Watson continued to demand that Jane Doe massage him, gesturing from his knees to his groin. Jane Doe froze in fear, unsure of how to refuse Watson’s advances without jeopardizing her safety. Confused and scared, she reiterated to Watson that she wasn’t a masseuse. Watson asked her what she wanted to do instead.

“Before Jane Doe could answer, Watson grabbed Jane Doe’s leg and positioned her so that she was lying down. Watson then partially disrobed Jane Doe and penetrated her vagina without consent, implicit or explicit. Jane Doe felt paralyzed, unsure if she should risk her safety by trying to stop Watson or endure his assault. Watson roughly sexually assaulted Jane Doe for several minutes in a ‘missionary position’ before grabbing her and flipping her over. Watson continued to assault Doe aggressively from behind. Jane Doe finally gathered the courage and strength to escape Watson. Jane Doe quickly ran to her dresser to grab a heavy piece of décor for self-defense, and yelled at Watson [to] get out of her apartment. Enraged, Watson stormed out of Jane Doe’s apartment.”

The statute of limitations for most personal injury cases is two years. In Texas, a five-year window applies because the case expressly alleges sexual assault,

The plaintiff is represented by Tony Buzbee. He represented many others who sued Watson in 2021.

This new case raises plenty of issues, from the standpoint of the league and the Browns. It’s possible that Watson could be subject to further scrutiny under the Personal Conduct Policy. It’s also possible that a suspension — if one is imposed — could give the Browns a path toward voiding his remaining salary guarantees and ending the relationship.

The biggest difference between the latest case and the others is that Watson specifically is accused of sexual assault.

I don't know but if someone i had never actually met before was yelling at me over the phone over something so simple, don't think I'd invite them into my home.

Cleveland is hoping like hell this will lead them to be able to void that epic fail contract.

WTF is up with this dude and his butthole being touched? Maybe he's the first gay starting QB in the NFL.

And of course, there will be no physical evidence this ever happened since it was 4 years ago.

Jilted Browns fan trying to get Watson cut from the team. Brilliant move, tbh.

This ass masseuse live close to you?

If you’re defending this POS, you’re on the wrong side of an issue.

He's trying to get out of Cleveland and go back up Gayleb so he can really "coach him up" the right way.

Nobody is going to defend Watson he is a piece of shit but the timing is kind of suspect don't you think? He already went through all these law suits years ago and they all got settled now this person pops up?

Awesome.

I don't believe all women especially when they come out years later and complain. If he was poor, she wouldn't say jack shit.

Saw his press conference.

Looks like he has AIDS.

Hes certainly an easy target now for any jersey chaser but I hope it is true so he can finally be punished by the criminal justice system.

That's rape

Lol, meanwhile the guy they dumped to get Watson and that terrible contract is out winning playoff games.

Does voiding the contract for bad behavior allow Cleveland to wipe out all salary cap problems in his contract?

Not without a clause in Watson's contract.

Although not by much, this tops Denver's Wilson deal as the worst trade of all-time.

The Bryce Young trade isn't looking great either.

Also criminal.

The Panthers can at least bottom out and start rebuilding. The Browns are stuck in the worst kind of purgatory, wasting away the prime years of elite talent.

So, this was October 2020, prime Covid season. That's kinda weird, but whatever.

Then, after he basically rapes her and she gets away from him (he's completely naked) she screams at him to leave and he storms out...naked?

As always, there's more to the story. At this point, I wouldn't doubt that he did this, but I also wouldn't discount a woman being a gold digger in this situation. There can be no proof of this 4 years later, so it's her word against his.

IF it's true, it's too bad she waited so long.

I'm surprised the Bills haven't filed sexual assault charges against Veach.

He could have hired the best PR firms several times over

I'm not going to judge either party at this point, but I must comment that the woman's story is really weird. There's got to be a back story here unless he's an extreme sociopath. You don't do that with a woman that you met at the mall and asked out on a date.

I would argue is similar behavior to what he did to all those other women. Except there was no effort to pay them for a service.

Pretty sure there has to be at least a restraining order at this point

Is this a real question? Why the **** would he leave naked?

I don't know Cleveland could end up getting out of that deal if there's anything to this. Denver will be paying Wilson to play against them this year.

That is consensual rape.

The real question is did she tell multiple people about it at the time. And why wait this long instead of come forward when all the other lawsuits were happening?

Well howdy stranger

If that's true that's all the motive you need.

The real crime was stealing all that money from Cleveland and sucking baows. There's a bus somewhere with yer' name on it now...

Watson needs help.

FYP

Is Cam Newton still active?

Man this all seems awfully convenient for Cleveland.

I certainly hope they're stuck with their poor decision. They deserve to pay out every ****ing cent of that awful contract for being dipshits.

And Florio is a cuck who doesn't know shit so I'm not gonna give a shit what he has to say about this

It is Florio but here is what he says.

I feel like when he signed his deal they stated that he couldn't be punished contractually for any event that occurred prior to him signing that contract.

How could Watson disclose an accusation that hasn't been made yet prior to signing a contract?

I heard that yesterday as well. The Browns were stupid to agree to that and now they are probably ****ed. I don't feel bad for them though.

This.

Factory of Sadness plows ahead.

I don't always believe all women.

But when it comes to butthole massage guy Deshaun Watson, I 100% believe all women.

The allure of dating a rich athlete kills off 55% of brain cells in women. It's scientifically proven

I'm calling it a tie

The timing of this getting publicly released… the day after a brutal Deshaun Watson on-field performance with heightened talk about how the Browns could cut their losses from him… is interesting.

lol No shit

Watson stormed out and walked down the street naked with an erection...

Maybe he knew it was coming and that's why he played so poorly.

She should've opened the window and heckled him Clerks-style.

"Hey, Deshaun, try not to rape anybody on the way to the parking lot!"

Stupid.

This woman is full of shit. She went out with him, ****ed him, he ghosted her and now feels left out of the payday. if he was not rich, she would have kept on saying nothing. I have no doubt Watson is weird and did some of these things, but he was never charged with anything despite 20 plus Instagram loser massage therapist accusing him of showing off his junk. he paid them to go away and now a date he had 4 years ago accuses him of rape right before the time runs out on legal action to do so.

I smell bullshit just like when a girl says oh, he's just my coffee buddy.

Not defending him, but read the complaint. If that's my daughter, she's walking out the door and dialing 911. Watson is a scumbag, but this is obviously a money grab.

The name of her accuser was just identified as Jenny Haslep

that was my first thought - NFL owners have a lot of money.

Enough money to entrap a dum dum player into doing something stupid.......

Pics?

Put a wig on jimmy haslam and you’ll get a good idea

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Could get really spicy really quick. Apparently the accusor has video evidence.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...ertinent-video

Well they definitely shouldn't call the contract fully guaranteed if Cleveland is able to get out of it. If their is a way for them not to pay, then the contract isn't really guaranteed.

Why did this alleged victim wait four years to take legal action?

Also, apparently the browns are on the hook based on all the pending accusations he would have disclosed at time of signing. They may not be on the hook for anything that falls outside of that. And this apparently falls into that.

Will be super interested if the browns can maneuver and even if they can, can they shed the contract entirely? I would imagine they can’t weasel out of bonus money where Watson has already been paid. So do they still have to take the obscene cap charge until all of that is paid off? I’d have to think so.

This one may be nothing more than a scorned woman trying to get $$$. Watson may be guilty in all the other cases, but I dont think that's the case here. Time will tell...

Women like this give real victims a reduced platform.

Haslem probably paid her off LMAO.

I don’t know how you can run Watson out there at this point.

It’s remarkably similar to when Haley had tons of weird “how the hell would anyone know that” stories leaked about him, on top of tapping all his phones. You just know the browns see an angle. And honestly if I’m a browns fan… I’d breathe a huge sigh of relief that there’s an angle

Amazing though how quiet this was when the browns thought Watson might have had a shot at a turnaround season up until Sunday

I remember the phone tap accusations, but not any of the specific stories. Do you have a link? I'd love to read those.

The Browns must be praying that this would let them get rid of him.

This is probably the worst trade in NFL history. It’s even worse than the Trey Lance San Francisco debacle because at least San Francisco could get rid of Lance.

Have the cops put the cuffs on Watson and thrown him in the local jail yet?

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Give him an ass massage first?

Ruh roh

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Off the top of my head I thought there were stories about how he was getting drunk and that he was a swinger and that he was cancelling team meetings to go party. A lot of this came out at a time when pioli seemed hellbent on getting rid of him. Not that these stories weren’t true but the timing always seemed way too uncoincidental

Goddammit.

If there’s video, Goodell may bail out the Browns for trading for and vastly overpaying this POS.

This is tragic. Mainly because this might give Cleveland and out to void the contract.