Judge Rules Deshaun Watson’s Latest Accuser Must Provide Her Name

Deshaun Watson has more off the field business to deal with.

Lawyers for the Clevleand Browns QB are already fighting a new lawsuit filed against him. They’re demanding to know the name of the person now suing him. A judge ruled that she has to give her name. Last week, a lawyer in Texas filed yet another lawsuit against the Cleveland Browns quarterback, the 25th accusing him of sexual misconduct.

Though the new lawsuit was filed under “Jane Doe,” Watson’s lawyers have already filed paperwork arguing that Watson has a right to know who’s suing him. Harris County District Court Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier ruled Monday that the plaintiff who filed the lawsuit must provide her name. The judge ruled that the plaintiff has until today to amend the lawsuit. The woman in the latest case claims she met Watson back in 2020 to give him a massage, and he pressured her into a sex act.

Lawyers for Deshaun Watson already fighting back against latest lawsuit filed accusing him of sexual misconduct: lawsuit filed under Jane Doe…watson’s lawyers demanding to know the name of the accuser—23 other similar suits have settled

— Ed Gallek (@edgallekfox8) October 17, 2022

This comes after 24 other women also sued Watson for sexual misconduct. All but one of those cases settled.

Two grand juries considered criminal cases against Deshaun Watson and voted no charges.

Watson has been suspended 11 games by the NFL as a result of the allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against him.

Watson’s 11-game ban marks the longest suspension for violent or non-violent sexual conduct in the history of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, per Daniel Wallach. It also marks the first time that the NFL has ever suspended a player for exactly 11 games.

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