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BYU Quarterback Jake Retzlaff He denied allegations of sexually assaulting a woman in 2023, according to newly filed court documents.
Retzlaff, 22, is sued for the purposeful effects of battery suspicion, assault and intentional emotional distress after alleged attacks at Retzlaff’s apartment in November 2023. Submitted to Utah last month.
BYU quarterback Jake Letzraffe passes in the first half of his match against Utah at Salt Lake City on November 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Spencer Heap)
He has not been criminally charged.
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The woman identified as Jane Doe AG claimed she met a college football player on social media before agreeing to visit him in his apartment to play video games. ESPN reported.
According to the complaint, the woman allegedly claimed that she and Letzraff had begun kissing, but he ignored her request to stop and continued to “escalate the situation.”
The original complaint alleged that Letzraff had raped him with his hand on his neck after the victim was about to leave, ESPN reported.
In a new filing Friday, Retchraff denied the allegations, claiming that the two engaged in consensual sex.
BYU wide receiver Darius Lassiter (5) and quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) celebrate on October 18, 2024 after a touchdown against Oklahoma State in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Spencer Heap)
BYU football player Jake Lezraff, who was accused of sexual assault in 2023 in the lawsuit,
“Mr. Retzlaff specifically and explicitly denies all allegations that he was bitten, raped or strangled. [the woman]”A lawyer for Retzlaff wrote via ESPN, it’s a ridiculous and strange allegation, everything is false and not true.”
Retzlaff’s lawyers accused women of forcedness and claimed they hadn’t heard of them in more than a year, but they have now because he is an “outlook for the NFL Draft.” USA Today reported Quote the application on Friday.
On November 23, 2024, Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jakeletzraff against the Arizona Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn image)
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Retzlaff is moving From California He moved to Utah in 2023 when he transferred to BYU.
He led Cougar It was recorded at 11-2 last season.
Chantz Martin of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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