Editor’s note: This story contains accounts of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, released a statement about the 23rd active civil lawsuit regarding sexual misconduct that came out against Watson on Tuesday.
The plaintiff, Nia Smith, allegedly had three different encounters with Watson in 2020: on June 7, Aug.