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Sexual Assault Suits Against Watson

djohn2oo8 said:
In 4 days it will have been exactly a month since this latest suit was filed. Nothing new on an NFL interview, and Rusty said he advised Watson not to speak publicly about it while it works its way through the courts. Rusty also said he wouldn’t be conducting his defense in the media. Pretty funny considering that’s what he did before. lol.

I am strongly of the belief that not only is this case an ongoing criminal investigation, there may be multiple. The NFL may have no choice but to deal a hefty suspension of this case alone because it is in a different event cycle, and a VIOLENT allegation. He would be deemed as a repeat offender. I don’t think the owners will feel so threatened by Mulugheta this time around.
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Well now that he's out for the season, he can't use the I'm too busy to appear in court be if this does go to trial
 
NFL made “multiple attempts” to meet with Deshaun Watson’s latest accuser
By Mike Florio
Published December 7, 2024 09:32 AM

As mentioned Friday, it’s no surprise that the NFL closed its latest investigation of Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Once he settled the lawsuit that sparked the probe — with a confidentiality agreement — the NFL had no way to properly review the situation.

Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports that the NFL made multiple attempts to speak to the accuser. She was not made available.

This case was different from others filed against Watson. Unlike the others, which alleged sexual misconduct during massage-therapy sessions, the most recent case alleged sexual assault.

Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represented the accuser (along with multiple others who have sued Watson), told Maske via email: “We don’t meet with the NFL. We settled the case. We have nothing else to say about it.”

They have nothing else to say about it because the settlement prevents it. If the NFL were a true law-enforcement agency, a subpoena could be issued, regardless of the confidentiality provision. Because the NFL has no such power, it can’t force the accuser to cooperate.

Buzbee previously said the accuser would meet with the NFL. That was part of the effort to squeeze Watson to choose between settling the case now, and possibly losing $92 million later. If Watson had been suspended for the latest accusation and if he hadn’t disclosed this specific accuser to the Browns before signing with the team, the Browns could have voided his remaining guarantees.

So if Watson paid, say, $1 million to settle the case, it’s a smart business proposition. It saves $92 million.

Right or wrong, good or bad, players who are sued for behavior that violates the Personal Conduct Policy have a fairly simple path to avoiding a suspension, and the potential consequences flowing from it: Settle the case with a non-disclosure agreement. It short circuits the league’s investigative function, especially if the only people who know what happened are the player and the accuser.

In this case, the league could have tried to muster a case based on the allegations, the settlement, and Watson’s denial. Judge Sue Robinson, who presided over the 2022 disciplinary proceeding against Watson, already has expressed concerns about his credibility.

Still, it’s not enough to say to Watson, “I don’t believe you.” There must be some credible evidence to show that he did what he claims he didn’t do. By settling the case quickly, Watson prevented that from happening.
 
The Texans’ are not out of the woods yet, regarding their liability. There is a June 3rd hearing, regarding compelling the depositions of current and former Texans employees, including Jack Easterby in one of the remaining cases.
 
djohn2oo8 said:
The Texans’ are not out of the woods yet, regarding their liability. There is a June 3rd hearing, regarding compelling the depositions of current and former Texans employees, including Jack Easterby in one of the remaining cases.
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Sounds like the “current Texans Employee” and Jack Easterby are the ones not out of the woods, yet.
 
Mangler said:
Sounds like the “current Texans Employee” and Jack Easterby are the ones not out of the woods, yet.
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Well, Easterby worked for the Texans when the Deshaun festivities were occurring, and played a part in bringing liability to the Texans. So did the employee who handed out the NDAs to Watson. The Texans could still be liable in one of the remaining cases, hence why they settled 30 other cases.
 
djohn2oo8 said:
Well, Easterby worked for the Texans when the Deshaun festivities were occurring, and played a part in bringing liability to the Texans. So did the employee who handed out the NDAs to Watson. The Texans could still be liable in one of the remaining cases, hence why they settled 30 other cases.
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They could still be liable, indeed. DeRapist is on record saying that the Texans had zero knowledge about what he was doing. I wonder if all of a sudden that won’t matter? Wouldn’t surprise me if his own admission of that small detail, under oath, somehow made ont matter. I’m sure they’ll try to spin it and once again push the “Racist Texans” narrative to make that scumbag the victim.
 
Mangler said:
They could still be liable, indeed. DeRapist is on record saying that the Texans had zero knowledge about what he was doing. I wonder if all of a sudden that won’t matter? Wouldn’t surprise me if his own admission of that small detail, under oath, somehow made ont matter. I’m sure they’ll try to spin it and once again push the “Racist Texans” narrative to make that scumbag the victim.
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Well, for example. When Watson was assaulting women at the Houstonian hotel, the area of the hotel he was in was age 25 and older. He was underage however Easterby still provided access. Whether he knew what was going on or not, Watson legally should not have been there. The attorney for this plaintiff has told the judge that the Texans employees/former employee have knowledge tied directly to this particular case.
 
djohn2oo8 said:
Well, for example. When Watson was assaulting women at the Houstonian hotel, the area of the hotel he was in was age 25 and older. He was underage however Easterby still provided access. Whether he knew what was going on or not, Watson legally should not have been there. The attorney for this plaintiff has told the judge that the Texans employees/former employee have knowledge tied directly to this particular case.
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This becomes a he said she said situation. The Texans got rid of the issues as soon as they became aware. The problem with not canning Watson faster is due to a legal contract that they had to overcome in order to get rid of him. So, basically it shows that the Texans took action on all parties involved as soon as they basically knew. The other side of the coin could say they didn't act fast enough. Basically saying they should have just ate his contract as well as the 2 other people who have been indicated of potentially knowing (Easterby and a former employee).

All comes down to what direction a judge or jury will look at.
 
SnakeEyes said:
This becomes a he said she said situation. The Texans got rid of the issues as soon as they became aware. The problem with not canning Watson faster is due to a legal contract that they had to overcome in order to get rid of him. So, basically it shows that the Texans took action on all parties involved as soon as they basically knew. The other side of the coin could say they didn't act fast enough. Basically saying they should have just ate his contract as well as the 2 other people who have been indicated of potentially knowing (Easterby and a former employee).

All comes down to what direction a judge or jury will look at.
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This will soon be the least of Watson's, Texans', et al's problems.
 
SnakeEyes said:
This becomes a he said she said situation. The Texans got rid of the issues as soon as they became aware. The problem with not canning Watson faster is due to a legal contract that they had to overcome in order to get rid of him. So, basically it shows that the Texans took action on all parties involved as soon as they basically knew. The other side of the coin could say they didn't act fast enough. Basically saying they should have just ate his contract as well as the 2 other people who have been indicated of potentially knowing (Easterby and a former employee).

All comes down to what direction a judge or jury will look at.
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As @CloakNNNdagger stated, this will soon be the least of their problems. There is a law soon to be passed that would potentially nullify the NDAs in all sexual assault cases in Texas. Retroactively as well.
 
djohn2oo8 said:
As @CloakNNNdagger stated, this will soon be the least of their problems. There is a law soon to be passed that would potentially nullify the NDAs in all sexual assault cases in Texas. Retroactively as well.
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Putting Watson and Easterby in the cross hairs along with the NDA guy who was fired. Houston acted very quietly to get 2 of the 3 gone. Watson took more time due to his no trade clause. However, talking to a lawyer friend, he said that only the 3 parties should have any issues in the future. As the Texans did not act as they supported Watson and they banned him from the building basically.
 
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SnakeEyes said:
Putting Watson and Easterby in the cross hairs along with the NDA guy who was fired. Houston acted very quietly to get 2 of the 3 gone. Watson took more time due to his no trade clause. However, talking to a lawyer friend, he said that only the 3 parties should have any issues in the future. As the Texans did not act as they supported Watson and they banned him from the building basically.
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According to filed proceedings, the Texans are up to their necks in "issues" in this case.
 
SnakeEyes said:
He won't be able to with laws altering. Plus, I am sure while he has a 200mil + garranteed deal, it likely pertains to snaps taken or % of games played to get it all. And with him being out so much it might result in a much lower sum than we think.
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A fully guaranteed contract protects money against injury, skill, and cap reasons, ensuring the player gets paid regardless of performance or cap situations. Watson's contract is reportedly fully guaranteed, protecting against all three.
 
I'm not one to get off into news stories like this but at this point I feel like there is definitely something about the Deshaun Watson story that I am missing. I don't like the guy. But the level of hate that I see for him on these boards and around the internet has got me feeling like I missed something(very likely because I don't pay attention). Did he actually rape somebody or multiple women? From some of the talk about him on these boards you would think he was a pedophile. From what I understand he exposed his penis to a bunch of message parlor girls trying to get a happy ending? And like 30 of them came out and Me Too'd him for doing it? So this was all over him pulling his weiner out at massage places trying to get hand jobs from girls that give massages? And he was convicted of none of it? I don't know man what am I missing here with continually giving a **** about the guy at all let alone wishing death upon him?
 
ShinobiMusashi said:
I'm not one to get off into news stories like this but at this point I feel like there is definitely something about the Deshaun Watson story that I am missing. I don't like the guy. But the level of hate that I see for him on these boards and around the internet has got me feeling like I missed something(very likely because I don't pay attention). Did he actually rape somebody or multiple women? From some of the talk about him on these boards you would think he was a pedophile. From what I understand he exposed his penis to a bunch of message parlor girls trying to get a happy ending? And like 30 of them came out and Me Too'd him for doing it? So this was all over him pulling his weiner out at massage places trying to get hand jobs from girls that give massages? And he was convicted of none of it? I don't know man what am I missing here with continually giving a **** about the guy at all let alone wishing death upon him?
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