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Deshaun Watson Accused of Sexual Assault in Civil Suit

Deshaun Watson, the star quarterback of the Houston Texans, has been accused of the sexual assault of a massage therapist last March, according to a civil suit filed late Tuesday in Harris County, Texas. Watson denied the accusation in a statement posted to his Twitter account Tuesday night.

In the complaint, a woman accused Watson, 25, of accosting her and pressuring her to have sex with him during a massage at her home in Houston. The woman said Watson had responded to an advertisement for her massage services, and asked if she would be the only person home when he arrived.