The Dallas Cowboys paid four of their famed cheerleaders a total of more than $2.4 million as a result of voyeurism allegations against former PR exec Rich Dalrymple.
On Friday, ESPN’s Don Van Natta, who broke the story, reported the NFL will not be opening an investigation into the case.
My latest for ESPN: No NFL inquiry into Cowboys cheerleaders’ voyeurism claims. “The club handled the matter,” says @NFLprguy. https://t.co/YjxLz3LpeE
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) February 18, 2022
The cheerleaders’ allegations, along with an additional allegation of voyeurism against Richard Dalrymple, the Cowboys’ longtime senior vice president for public relations and communications, are considered a club matter, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said.
A Cowboys representative this week said the team thoroughly investigated both allegations and found no wrongdoing by Dalrymple and no evidence that he took photos or video of the women. The team does not dispute that Dalrymple used his security key card access to enter the cheerleaders’ locker room while the women were changing clothes. The Cowboys also issued Dalrymple a formal written warning in October 2015, a person familiar with the matter told ESPN. The team declined to share a copy of that warning or detail other information, including time-stamped data from surveillance cameras or security key cards, that would show precisely when Dalrymple entered and left the dressing room.
On Feb. 2, Dalrymple told The Dallas Morning News of his immediate retirement after 32 years as Jerry Jones’ chief spokesman and confidant.