An NFL participant has been accused of sexually assaulting two ladies on a gliding to London latter yr.
Former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus has been named in a lawsuit through ladies recognized best as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, which was once filed latter Friday in Duval County, Florida, in step with studies.
The ladies allege that the Jaguars didn’t serve a secure operating order for team of workers at the gliding, which took the group to the English capital for the NFL’s annual London Video games latter autumn.
They accuse McManus, who now performs for the Washington Commanders, of rubbing and grinding up towards them right through the trans-Atlantic gliding.
ESPN reported that Jane Doe I stated the 32-year-old sportsman attempted to kiss her, and Jane Doe II stated McManus “smirked and walked away” later she faced him about grinding on her.
McManus’s attorney answered to the prison motion, which is looking for greater than $1m (£780,000) in damages and a jury trial, through calling the allegations “absolutely fictitious and demonstrably false”.
“We intend to aggressively defend Brandon’s rights and integrity and clear his name by showing what these claims truly are – an extortion attempt,” Brett R. Gallaway of McLaughlin & Stern stated in a remark.
The Jaguars stated in a remark: “We’re aware of the complaint, and we acknowledge the significance of the claims.
“As we proceed to seem into the subject, it bears emphasising that we insist on an organisation constructed through society who constitute our people and recreation with the easiest persona and sophistication.”
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McManus left the Jaguars later latter season and has since joined the Washington Commanders on a one-year guarantee importance $3.6m (£2.8m).
“Earlier today, we were made aware of the civil lawsuit filed on 24 May against Brandon McManus,” the Commanders stated in a remark.
“We take allegations of this nature very seriously and are looking into the matter. We have been in communication with the League Office and Brandon’s representation, and will reserve further comment at this time.”
McManus spent the primary 9 years of his 10-year NFL profession with the Denver Broncos and signed with the Jaguars in Might 2023.
