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Litigation allegations BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff was reportedly dismissed.
Retzlaff’s lawyer and the woman committed sexual assault in his apartment in November 2023 and filed a joint motion in Salt Lake City District 3 Court on Monday to dismiss the case Each report.
The joint motion was due to “bias and the merits of the plaintiff’s complaint against the defendant”, which translated into the inability of the plaintiff to litigate the lawsuit.
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Brigham Young’s Cougar quarterback Jake Retzlaff vs Arizona Sun Devils at the U.S. Mountain Stadium on November 23, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn image)
Retzlaff reportedly intends to transfer from BYU as he expects to suspend seven games due to breach of the university’s honors code. Retzlaff has one year left to qualify as a graduate student and can move on to ensure he plays a full season ahead of the NFL’s potential leap.
BYU is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and engages in consent premarital sex as an infringement of the school’s code of honor. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, this is a strict set of rules that direct students to “live a chaste life.”
Although Retzlaff is not a Mormon, all students attending BYU must follow the Honor Code.
A woman known as Jane Doe Ag accused Retzlaff of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in May. Retzlaff was prosecuted for alleged assault, assault and intentional emotional distress, which occurred in November 2023 at his apartment.
Retzlaff, 22, has not been charged with criminal charges.
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff passed the ball in the first half of the NCAA college football game against Utah on Saturday, November 9, 2024. (AP Photos/Spenser Heap)
The woman claimed she met Retzlaff via social media and then agreed to visit him in his apartment to play video games, Every ESPN.
According to ESPN, the initial complaint claimed that Retzlaff placed his hand on the woman’s neck and raped her after trying to leave the apartment. However, the new application last Friday led Retzlaff to deny the allegations and claimed the two had committed voluntary sexual acts.
Retzlaff’s lawyer wrote through ESPN: “Mr. Retzlaff specifically denied every charge of his rape or strangulation (women), which are ridiculous and strange allegations, all of which are false and untrue.”
Retzlaff’s lawyer also accused the woman of blackmail, claiming that the quarterback had never heard of her for more than a year. But now he is NFL Draft Prospects, “Litigation is coming, USA Today The report said Friday’s documents.
Retzlaff moved to BYU in 2023 and he was 11-2 in 2024.
Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff vs. Arizona Sun Devils at U.S. Mountain Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn image)
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Retzlaff still faces a suspension from BYU when the lawsuit is dismissed, as he says in denial of allegations that he claimed he had a consensus.
It is unknown where Retzlaff will be transferred, or which teams may be interested in him this year.
Paulina Dedaj of Fox News contributed to the report.
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