A new lawsuit brought by an anonymous plaintiff makes allegations similar to those made...
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson speaks during a news conference prior to a joint practice with the Philadelphia Eagles at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on Aug. 18, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. , accusing him of pressuring a Houston massage therapist into giving him oral sex.
The lawsuit was filed in Harris County on Thursday afternoon by a woman identified only as Jane Doe. She is represented by Houston attorney Anissah Nguyen. The lawsuit accuses Watson, who is now the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns, of reaching out to the woman through Instagram in December 2020, arranging a meeting in a hotel room and then her pressuring into the sex act. The woman is seeking damage for physical and mental pain and suffering and loss of earnings, among other things, according to the lawsuit."Watson used his celebrity to take advantage of a young woman working hard for her success," the lawsuit said.
Neither Nguyen nor Rusty Hardin, Watson's defense attorney, returned phone messages left for them on Thursday night.