An unnamed NFL player filed a lawsuit against United Airlines on Wednesday alleging the company failed to properly respond to his reporting of sexual assault and harassment during a Feb. 10 flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey.
Bleacher Report’s Master Tesfatsion reported the player, who’s listed in the complaint as John Doe 1, filed the suit in coordination with another male passenger (John Doe 2). They allege four complaints were made against a female passenger sitting in the same row for “unwanted sexual advances” before flight attendants moved her.
The NFL player does not wish to release his identity. He filed the lawsuit under “John Doe 1” with another man “John Doe 2” sitting in his row with similar claims.
Both men are described as African American males. The woman is described as a middle-aged Caucasian female.
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The unidentified NFL player and “John Doe 2” are seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
A statement I received from attorneys Darren Darwish and Benji Azizian: pic.twitter.com/5LxX2BblLr
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The player also said the woman was intoxicated and taking prescription pills, per Tesfatsion. He said the woman wasn’t moved until she ripped off his face mask, which was being worn to guard against COVID-19, and grabbed his penis.
The lawsuit, which was filed in the Superior Court of California of the County of Los Angeles, requested a jury trial in the case.
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SOURCE: Bleacher Report, Tim Daniels
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