TI have NFL is experiencing one of the busiest off-seasons in recent memory. The return of Tom Brady after a month of “retirement” was accompanied by Cleveland Browns move for Deshawn Watsonwho then signed a $230 million contract despite an ongoing lawsuit against the quarterback after he was the subject of 22 civil sexual harassment and harassment lawsuits.
The process has taken a new turn and will lead to Brown the player must answer the judge’s questions to determine if he had sex with any of the 18 masseuses who signed a document outlining his massage habits, according to a Texas judge’s ruling on Tuesday.
The request had previously been denied by the player himself, who called it “embarrassing”.
Victims’ lawyers responded to this denial by stating that the player’s responses would help show Watsonmodel and motives for seeking massages with dozens of different women, many of whom he met on social media.
Abuse lawsuits against Deshawn Watson
Watson he was sued by 22 other women who accused him of sexually harassing him during a series of massages in 2020 and early 2021. The lawsuits range from lawsuits accusing him of refusing to cover his penis during massage sessions, to others in which masseuses accuse him of “touching us with his penis and trying to force us to perform oral sex on him.”
Judge Rabia Sultan Collier also asked Watsoncamp to provide her with all the information about the history of massages the player has received since 2019, as well as the player’s requests in his contract with the Houston Texans.
Deshawn Watson denies the allegations
Despite the sheer number of allegations, the former Houston Texans quarterback has always maintained his innocence.
“I know these allegations are very, very serious. But I have never attacked any woman. I have never disrespected any woman.” Watson said at an introductory press conference with Brown.
“Things that are out of the picture right now took me by surprise because I have never done any of the things these people are claiming to do.”