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The woman filed a criminal complaint Tuesday
and Dallas police are investigating her claim that Prescott
sexually assaulted her in the back of an SUV in the parking lot
of a strip club, XTC Cabaret, on Feb. 2, 2017. Attorneys
representing the accuser claim Prescott's representatives
acknowledge they were together on the night of the alleged
incident.
Prescott's lawsuit, which was filed in Collin County, lists the
female accuser and her attorneys. Prescott claims they demanded
$100 million for her silence in a letter he received in January.
The Dallas Police Department is investigating claims of sexual
assault, and authorities in Prosper, Texas, began an extortion
investigation one day before the alleged victim reported the
alleged sexual assault.
"Mr. Prescott, a new father to a baby girl, has great empathy
for survivors of sexual assault," attorney Levi McCathern, who
is representing Prescott, said in a statement to ESPN. "He
fervently believes that all perpetrators of such crimes should
be punished to the fullest extent of the law. To be clear, Mr.
Prescott has never engaged in any nonconsensual sexual conduct
with anyone. Lies hurt. Especially malicious lies. We will not
allow the defendant and her legal team to profit from this
attempt to extort millions from Mr. Prescott."
Prescott, 30, was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL
Draft out of Mississippi State.
He's now entering his ninth season and the final season of a
four-year, $160 million contract he signed in 2021. Prescott's
salary-cap figure in 2024 is $59.5 million and the Cowboys
reportedly have held preliminary discussions regarding a
long-term extension.
Nine quarterbacks have signed contracts with higher total values
since Prescott and the Cowboys completed their existing
agreement.
--Field Level Media
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