- NFL star is alleged to have assaulted series of massage therapists
- Texans quarterback has denied claims made against him
Six more women have alleged sexual assault and inappropriate behavior on the part of NFL star Deshaun Watson, bring the number of lawsuits filed against the quarterback to 13.
One of the lawsuits filed on Monday claims the Houston Texans player assaulted a massage therapist earlier this month by “touching her with his penis and exposing himself.” The second accuses the 25-year-old of “grabbing Plaintiff’s buttocks and vagina, touching her with his penis and trying to force her to perform oral sex on him.” In the third, a masseuse accuses Watson of “touching her with his penis and making sexually suggestive comments” in January 2021. The fourth and fifth lawsuits concern incidents alleged to have occurred in July and August of last year.