This really seems like these women making this shit up You can’t coerce somebody to suck you off That’s dumb asf. It’s not magic or telekinesis.
And how these were filed? Seriously seems like a money scam but this lawyer.
I dunno about Texas, but in many jurisdictions, you can file these civil suits with a "Jane Doe" designation so that they are protected.
I know in states where DV, rape and sexual assault are crimes against the state (put in place to remove requiring the victim as a witness and the revictimization of survivors by allowing the rapist/assaulter to "confront their accuser"), often these proceed with a woman retaining counsel and then filing a civil lawsuit but forwarding any discovery to allow for a criminal proceeding to happen first. Saves the lawyer a ton of money as the State would have to prosecute with a much higher burden of proof. If convicted, a civil trial verdict is almost a fait accompli and typically after the civil suit is filed, they immediately go into settlement negotiations.
I dunno about Texas, but I don't think they're a state that has that.
It really does seem like a scam.
That said, even though everything seemingly points to shenanigans by sketchy, sus lawyers, he may have done it. And if he did, he deserves whatever's coming to him.
The problem is that if this is shenanigans, then they only need to drag this out for a few months. Really, they have until the draft. Once the draft is over, based on his salary for 2022, the compensation for him dips dramatically. Not to mention that his rep would be tainted FOREVER.
I hope it's not true because I don't want to see even one more victim. That's #1 by far.
I hope it's not true because this seems 100% out of character. I don't care about the football impact. As a person, seems out of character.
I hope it's not true because it makes 100% sense that this is extortion rather than a young man literally throwing away more than $100M for a couple of handies and non-consensual bj.
It doesn't help that between Jack Easterby and the lawyer that this whole thing makes more sense as a machination with all sorts of really shitty things to unpack as opposed to Watson being a serial assaulter.