In early 2021, more than two dozen female massage therapists filed a lawsuit against the quarterback for sexual misconduct. Despite settling over 20 claims, the athlete denied any wrongdoing.
In March 2021, a Houston massage therapist filed a civil lawsuit against the footballer, claiming his offensive behavior. A total of 24 cases were filed against Deshaun Watson within a few months in Harris County, Texas.
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All of the women were represented by the lawyer Tony Buzbee. Per the lawyer, the women’s accusations have mostly echoed one another’s claims of coercive behavior against the footballer.
He reached settlements with 20 women in June 2021. Eventually, the Georgia-born athlete reached agreements with three more women as of 1 August 2022.
Among all the cases, two of them claimed sexual assault. In both cases, Watson was alleged to have forced the massage therapists to engage in oral sex.
According to the civil lawsuits, Deshaun Watson engaged in a pattern of indecent behavior with women he hired to perform personal services. He allegedly forced them to touch him sexually, exposed himself to the women, or shifted his body in ways that made them have to touch his penis.
The incidents mentioned in the lawsuits were reportedly committed between March 2020 and March 2021.
On the other hand, the NFL professional denied all the accusations. In a tweet, the footballer said he treated every woman with the utmost respect.
