The months-long sexual assault case hanging over the head of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been dismissed.
Prescott was officially cleared on Wednesday of all civil claims in the matter, which dates back to an alleged 2017 incident, when a woman claimed that Prescott forced himself on her in a strip club parking lot.
Prescott denied the allegations from the beginning; Dallas police dropped their criminal investigation into the matter in May due to a lack of evidence.
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The Cowboys star filed his own extortion lawsuit against his accuser following a demand of $100 million, which was to be in exchange for the woman not going to police.
The ongoing legal battle also included a change of venue, with the accuser dropping the suit from Dallas County and re-filing in Collin County.
But on Wednesday, Judge Angela Tucker not only cleared Prescott, she also scheduled a mid-September hearing to determine if legal action should now be taken or sanctions levied against the woman and her lawyers.
“Despite [the plaintiff] and her legal team’s relentless efforts to extort money and damage Dak’s reputation, justice has consistently prevailed and will continue to do so,” Levi G. McCathern, II, an attorney for Prescott said in a statement, per CBS News. “The original lies by [the plaintiff], her team, and their recent failed attempt to sue him civilly are all just a continuation of their extortion plot against Dak. 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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