On Wednesday, a Collin County, Texas, judge dismissed a civil allegation of sexual assault against Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
Judge Angela Tucker’s ruling on Wednesday comes after Dallas police announced in May that they had found “insufficient evidence” to proceed with a criminal prosecution against Prescott and would not file charges.
The woman’s claims against Dak Prescott
In 2017, a lady accused Prescott of sexual assault and demanded $100 million from him. If he refused, she threatened legal action.
The lawsuit revolved around an alleged event in which the lady accused Prescott of abusing her in the backseat of an SUV parked in a strip club lot. In January, attorneys Bethel and Yoel Zehaie wrote a letter on behalf of a woman who accused Prescott of sexual assault in February 2017.
According to the letter, the woman was willing to forego filing criminal charges and publicly reporting the situation in exchange for compensation for the emotional pain she had endured. The attorneys assessed the loss at $100 million.
Dak Prescott’s response and subsequent actions
Dak Prescott refuted the woman’s claims and countersued, claiming that she and her attorneys tried to extort him.
The woman’s counsel then launched a countersuit, citing the sexual assault claims.
The original complaint was dropped and refiled in Collin County, northeast of Dallas, to consolidate with Prescott’s claim in the same court.
The original claims by (the accuser) and her team, as well as their recent failed civil suit against him, are all part of their extortion conspiracy against Dak,” stated Levi G.
McCathern applauded Prescott for actively responding to an attempted extortion and fully collaborating with Dallas police during the inquiry.
He added that Prescott was overjoyed and happy with the court’s verdict, sure that he had done nothing wrong.
Dallas Police Department detectives investigated the woman’s accusation.
In May, they closed the inquiry, citing insufficient evidence to prove any wrongdoing. The matter was not transferred to the district attorney’s office or a grand jury for further proceedings.
The sexual assault allegations finally coming to an end
A spokeswoman for the Prosper Police Department indicated that the criminal investigation into Prescott’s extortion charges was completed on May 1.
The police department subsequently sent the matter to the Collin County District Attorney’s office, where it was charged with attempted theft through compulsion.
“To have the validation of now not just the police departments that have investigated it but also the court in Judge Tucker is very validating to him,” according to Prescott’s attorney.
McCathern described the plaintiff’s complaints as an attempt to extort money and maintained that Prescott’s actions were not illegal, wrong, or unjust. Prescott has pledged to donate all money from his case against the woman to the Joyful Heart Foundation, which works to eradicate sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.
The court has scheduled a hearing for the case on September 13th.
The 30-year-old will begin his seventh season with the club this fall. Last season, the former Mississippi State great threw for 4,516 yards and 36 touchdowns, propelling the Cowboys to the playoffs for the third consecutive year and clinching their second NFC East divisional title in three years.Prescott is in the final season of his four-year, $160 million contract with the franchise.