Prosecutor Deshaun Watson’s lawyers on Monday responded to lawsuits with allegations of sexual misconduct, denying the allegations in part on the grounds that some of the women continued with Watson after they said he had acted improperly towards them. .
Twenty-two women have filed lawsuits against the conspicuous Houston Texans full-back, saying he forced sexual contact with them during massage sessions in 2020 or earlier this year.
‘These lawsuits are filled with incorrect characteristics of Mr.’s conduct. Watson, ‘attorney Rusty Hardin wrote in a response to one of the plaintiffs, Ashely Solis. “It ranges from deceptive to deceptive to defamatory.”
The plaintiffs originally filed anonymous lawsuits as Jane Doe, before the courts said the women had to identify themselves for the lawsuits. Watson’s attorneys said without the names, the quarterback would have had no chance of defending himself against their claims.
“At least five of the plaintiffs chose to cooperate with Mr Watson, even after alleging that he had acted offensively and aggressively in previous sessions: Erica Chapman, Kaylan Hurrington, Rebecca Nagy, Toi Garner and Chelcie Bell,” he said. Hardin said in the documentation.
This, of course, raises the question of why they would agree to follow-up therapy sessions when they claim that their experiences made them feel that they ‘wanted to vomit’ and cause them to ‘no longer accept massage clients, for fear of a recurrence of this. type of harassment. ”
Hardin also said plaintiff Tangee Johnson massaged Watson in a hearing after his alleged misconduct with her. And the accused Krystle Da Rosa sought Watson for work, even after, according to Hardin, he was apparently inappropriate with her.
Houston attorney Anthony Buzbee, who represents all the women, said the response contained vague and false allegations.
“As fully expected and despite his former lawyers’ advocate, Deshaun Watson’s only defense is to call these brave female liars,” Buzbee said.
Watson has spent four seasons of his career in Houston.
He reached a league high of 8,823 meters in 2020 and apparently asked to be traded, and his future was a point of relentless speculation.
