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Deshaun Watson Faces New Lawsuit, Possibly More NFL Punishment

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Deshaun Watson is sued for physical abuse.
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Deshaun Watson, the player for the Cleveland Browns, was charged with sexual assault and battery and allegedly inflicting emotional distress in Houston on Monday.
The plaintiff, who is identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, accuses Watson of wrongdoing in October 2020, when Watson played for the Houston Texans. Watson reportedly had meal with her at her apartment. Watson is accused of disrobing her and penetrating her without her knowledge while she is in the room. Doe claims that she escaped and used a piece of equipment as self-defense.
More than 20 people had earlier accused Watson of sexual misconduct while she was a massage therapist. He was n’t charged with a crime and reached out-of-court settlements in 23 of 24 cases. Tony Buzbee, the lawyer who represented the preceding defendants, is representing Doe.

As the NFL’s recently implemented specific do coverage faced its first significant check in 2022, the NFL’s try to punish Watson for the allegations sparked a labor dispute. While negative hearing officer Sue Robinson and the NFL both agreed that Watson had “predatory do” with massage therapists, she refrained from the league’s request to see Watson receive a season-long ban plus an indefinite period of suspension. For a penalty, Robinson reasoned, was increased when considering the law set by previous punishments. Robinson rather suspended Watson for six games, which the NFL appealed.
The NFLPA and NFL reached an agreement on a punishment that included Watson serving an 11-game suspension and paying a$ 5 million fine before an arbitrator ( former New Jersey attorney general Peter Harvey ) heard the appeal.
The NFL and Watson may respond to the issue and ask for its termination in response to the new lawsuit. The NFL may condemn Watson once more if it determines that the new complaints warrant a sentence. The 2022 settlement does n’t foreclose subsequent consequences related to new complaints.
Watson, for whom the Browns traded three first-round pulls before signing him to a five-year,$ 230 million guaranteed package, has been a disappointment on the area since joining Cleveland in 2022. The 28-year-old has n’t been the star he was with the Texans and underwent season-ending shoulder surgery last November. In the Browns ‘ time opening 33-17 lost against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Watson connected on 24 of 45 catches for 169 miles and one touchdown. He even threw two interception.

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