Dallas police are investigating claims of an alleged sexual assault involving Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and a woman from 2017.
“Dallas Police Department received a report of a sexual assault the complainant said occurred on February 2, 2017, in the 8500 block of Stemmons Freeway,” a Dallas police spokesperson said Wednesday night. “This is an ongoing investigation.The incident occurred in the parking lot of Dallas strip club XTC Cabaret. Dallas police received the report Tuesday.
Prosper police are also investigating claims that Prescott says he is being extorted, an official confirmed Wednesday to The Dallas Morning News.
Prescott, who denied the allegations, lives in Prosper.
An attorney representing Prescott met with Prosper police last week and “explained to PPD officials that his client was possibly a victim of theft by coercion,” a town of Prosper spokesperson told The News. The department declined to release any additional details, citing the “matter being in the preliminary stages and considered and active investigation.
The quarterback’s attorney, Levi G. McCathern, told The News that the incident was consensual but declined to offer further specifics. Prescott’s attorney met with Prosper Police four days before the lawsuit was filed, the spokesperson said.
The alleged assault occurred on or about Feb. 2, 2017, in Plano, according to court documents.
It was unclear whether Plano police have opened an investigation into the alleged assault.
The woman’s attorney, Yoel Zehaie, said during a Tuesday interview on KRLD-FM (105.3 The Fan) that Prescott “raped” his client and a civil lawsuit is “very imminent.” Zahaie also said his client hasn’t ruled out the possibility of filing criminal charges. The Dallas Morning News does not typically name victims of sexual assault.
Officials with the NFL and Cowboys both declined to comment on the matter earlier this week.
The criminal statute of limitations in Texas for sex crimes against adults varies, depending on the severity of the offense.
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