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Dak Prescott, who played for the San Francisco 49ers in October, is entering the final year of his $160 million contract.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott filed a lawsuit in Texas District Court on Monday, accusing a woman of trying to extort $100 million from him.
In an 11-page lawsuit filed in Collin County, Prescott's attorneys allege that Victoria Shores' attorney sent a letter to the football player in January to a third party at Mississippi State University, Prescott's former college. He claims that he sent the email. The newspaper said Shores would not pursue criminal charges against Prescott over the February 2017 sexual assault charges in exchange for restitution.
Shores' attorneys, Bethel Zehaie and Yoel Zehaie, said in the request that Shores “has had to live with this pain and trauma for seven years.” It affected her relationship with her fiancé and her daily life so much that she had to go to therapy and counseling and will continue to need therapy and counseling. She suffers unimaginable mental pain as she deals with the trauma of being a victim of sexual assault.
According to the letter, Prescott and Shores met through “her job,” and on February 2, 2017, he “invited her to hang out” with other people in Plano, Texas, but at some point the two met. I spent most of my time in an SUV. When an allegation of sexual assault occurs.
The lawyers added: “Despite the tragic events, she intends to release this information to the public and waive any criminal charges in exchange for compensation for the emotional distress she has suffered.” “Ms. Shores' total damages are valued at $100 million,” an excerpt from the letter reads.
One of Mr. Prescott's attorneys, Levi McCathern, said his client had never engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with anyone.
“Lies hurt, especially malicious lies,” he said in a statement. “We will not allow the defendant and his legal team to profit from this attempt to extort millions of dollars from Mr. Prescott.”
Yoel Zehaie said in a statement Tuesday that Shores “steadfastly” supports her claims.
“His team is trying to label this as extortion to change the narrative. We sent a demand letter, which is standard in law practice and sexual assault cases.” the lawyer told CNN.
Mr. Prescott also alleges defamation and slander, defamation per se, business contempt, tortious interference with current and/or future business relationships, civil conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. ing.
The filing said Prescott would donate “any and all” money recovered from the lawsuit to sexual assault and domestic violence advocacy groups.
The three-time Pro Bowler is in the final year of a four-year, $160 million contract, according to salary tracking website Spotrac.
