A sexual assault lawsuit filed in opposition to Dak Prescott earlier this yr has simply been dismissed.
According to on-line court docket information, a Colin County, Texas decide threw out the swimsuit on Wednesday.
The Dallas Cowboys star’s lawyer, Levi McCathern, mentioned in an announcement to TMZ Sports the decide discovered that the swimsuit “lacked merit.”
McCathern added a listening to to debate potential sanctions in opposition to Prescott’s accuser, Victoria Shores, has now been slated for mid-September.
“Despite Ms. Shores and her legal team’s relentless efforts to extort money and damage Dak’s reputation,” McCathern mentioned, “justice has consistently prevailed and will continue to do so.”
McCathern continued, “These ploys distract from the trauma of legitimate sexual assault survivors and undermine the progress that our society has made in supporting them. We are proud that Dak stands up against this injustice and thankful Judge Tucker agrees.”
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Dak Prescott Won’t Face Charges Over Alleged 2017 Sexual Assault
Shores acknowledged in her swimsuit that Prescott assaulted her method again in Feb. 2017 — simply after his rookie yr with the Cowboys had concluded. She claimed Dak received inappropriate together with her within the car parking zone of a Texas strip membership.
Dak, nonetheless, was adamant he dedicated no wrongdoing — and countersued.
Police did examine the claims, however introduced in May they discovered inadequate proof to pursue the case additional.
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Prescott, in the meantime, has had one of the vital memorable offseasons of his profession regardless of the headache of the continued civil case … as he and his girlfriend, Sarah Jane, simply gave birth to their first daughter.
In between Dad duties, Prescott’s been seen gearing up for the 2024 season … trying good at a current Tight End University exercise in Tennessee.