Houston Texans security Jimmie Ward, who was arrested in June on a felony home violence cost, is now being sued by the girl he allegedly assaulted.
The girl filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Harris County (Texas) District Court docket alleging she was “violently assaulted a number of instances, each sexually and bodily” by Ward, together with within the presence of their 3-year-old little one.
She is looking for damages of greater than $20 million. Her legal professional, Tony Buzbee, represented a number of ladies of their sexual misconduct/assault instances in opposition to former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Within the lawsuit in opposition to Ward, the plaintiff additionally accuses him of emotional abuse, monetary manipulation, drug use and threats in opposition to her life. She mentioned that within the early morning hours resulting in Ward's June 12 arrest, he slapped her, choked her, threatened her and compelled her to carry out oral intercourse, and that when she had a possibility to flee, she took their little one and ran bare into the road, the place she referred to as 911.
The go well with says that since Ward's arrest, he has contacted the girl, a violation of his bond settlement. He was additionally arrested earlier this month for an additional violation after testing constructive for alcohol.
When contacted by ESPN, the Texans declined to remark.
The NFL mentioned in June that it was conscious of Ward's arrest and was involved with the Texans. Houston normal supervisor Nick Caserio, requested about Ward's preliminary arrest on the primary day of coaching camp, mentioned the group would “type of let the authorized course of maintain itself.”
“We are going to work with the league. We will likely be compliant on our finish, do the perfect we are able to,” Caserio mentioned. “Regardless of the end result is, we'll deal with it accordingly.”
Ward, 34, was placed on the Texans' bodily unable to carry out checklist due to a foot harm to start out coaching camp and has not been activated.
His felony case is scheduled to go to a grand jury on Aug. 31.
