Deshaun Watson responds to specific allegations, requests jury trial
Deshaun Watson and his legal team now know the identities of all 22 women who have filed sexual assault lawsuits against the star quarterback, and Watson continues to vehemently deny the allegations.
In a new court filing on Monday, Watson’s legal team provided responses to many of the specific allegations made by the plaintiffs in the lawsuits. The filing states that many of the masseuses bragged about working with Watson and praised him, despite saying in their suits that the 25-year-old sexually assaulted them and was unprofessional. Watson’s lawyers say some of the plaintiffs continued to work with Watson after their alleged incidents and that some of them lied about the number of times they met with him.
Watson is also requesting a trial by jury. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media shared some of the important pieces of the legal filing:
