Did Derrick Rose have sex with a woman who neither consented nor was sufficiently sober enough to consent? Or was the sexual encounter between Rose and a woman whom he dated for two years one in which consent was provided or one in which Rose reasonably believed was consensual?
These questions lie at the heart of a civil lawsuit filed by the woman, whom court papers call “Jane Doe” to protect her identity, against Rose in California. The case, which centers on a sexual encounter between Rose and Doe in August 2013, is scheduled to go to trial in Los Angeles on Oct.