Police investigating alleged 2017 sexual assault by Dak Prescott

Dallas police on Thursday confirmed they’re investigating an alleged 2017 sexual assault involving Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

The investigation is a results of a grievance filed Wednesday by a lady who alleges Prescott assaulted her behind an SUV seven years in the past.

On Monday, Prescott filed a swimsuit in Collin County claiming he’s being extorted for $100 million by the lady and her attorneys. Individually, police in Prosper, Texas, the place the quarterback lives, at the moment are investigating Prescott’s extortion declare.

Prescott’s legal professional, Levi McCathern, questioned the timing of the lady going to police seven years after the alleged assault befell and after the extortion investigation started this week.

“Clearly they suppose that this may someway mitigate their prison duty for trying this unlawful shakedown,” McCathern instructed ESPN. “It will not, and it’s a true disservice to the actual survivors of sexual abuse.

“We sit up for working with all regulation enforcement in reaching a simply conclusion to this case.”

In line with Prescott’s swimsuit, he’s in search of financial reduction in extra of $1 million, and he has dedicated to donating any of the reduction to the Joyful Coronary heart Basis, whose mission is to “heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, home violence and youngster abuse,” or one other “like-minded group.”

The 11-page lawsuit additionally alleges defamation and slander, defamation per se, enterprise disparagement, tortious interference with present and/or potential enterprise relations, civil conspiracy and intentional infliction of emotional misery.

In January, Prescott obtained a letter from attorneys Bethel and Yoel Zehaie on behalf of the lady accusing Prescott of sexually assaulting her, in keeping with the swimsuit.

The letter acknowledged: “Regardless of the tragic occasions, she is keen to forego pursuing prison expenses, together with disclosing this data to the general public, in trade for compensating her for the psychological anguish she has suffered. (The alleged sufferer’s) damages are valued on the sum of $100,000,000.00.”

In a press release delivered Monday after the swimsuit, McCathern stated: “Mr. Prescott — a brand new father to a child lady — has nice empathy for survivors of sexual assault. He fervently believes that every one perpetrators of such crimes must be punished to the fullest extent of the regulation. To be clear, Mr. Prescott has by no means engaged in any nonconsensual, sexual conduct with anybody. Lies harm. Particularly, malicious lies. We is not going to enable the defendant and her authorized workforce to revenue from this try to extort tens of millions from Mr. Prescott.”

Zehaie alleged in a press release Monday that Prescott had acknowledged having been with the lady the night time of her alleged assault in 2017.

“We stand by the reality,” the assertion learn, partly. “Dak and his legal professionals try to be bullies and play hardball and sufferer blame. We aren’t afraid of the reality.

“Dak must be held accountable for his habits. We aren’t afraid of him or his authorized workforce.”

Requested concerning the allegations towards Prescott on Thursday, Cowboys government vp Stephen Jones stated the case wouldn’t affect contract talks with the QB.

“We have visited with Dak about that (the allegations), and it is definitely a authorized matter so it is one thing we will not touch upon,” Jones stated.