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Watson Plaintiff: ‘I’m Not a Sex Worker. I Am a Massage Therapist.’

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.

HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel aired interviews Tuesday evening with two plaintiffs who filed civil lawsuits against Deshaun Watson and one of the quarterback’s attorneys, and the topic of consensual encounters was addressed.

Reporter Soledad O’Brien asked Leah Graham, one of Watson’s attorneys, “Deshaun Watson has insisted that in these massages, that he was looking for nothing other than professional services, but we know he did have sex with three women, right?