According to reports, former NBA player Josh Jackson has been accused of rape by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in a New York City hotel room after a Super Bowl party in February 2022.
The civil suit was filed last month but it's important to note that criminal charges have not been filed. Per Daniel Libit of Sportico: "Jackson's accuser, whose identity is concealed in court filings, claims that she initially went to the party because she was romantically interested in NBA player Andre Drummond, who co-hosted the party and who is not implicated in the woman's allegations. Instead, she ended up leaving with Jackson and then later agreed to meet up with him at his hotel in the early morning hours, believing that Drummond was with him."
"The woman claims she was very intoxicated upon arriving at Jackson's room at the New York Edition Hotel, at which point, the lawsuit says, he propositioned her for sex, offering her $1,500 while boasting that he had another $12 million in his bank account. The plaintiff says she rebuffed his request before laying down on the bed in the room and falling asleep," Libit continued.
"At some point later, the plaintiff alleges, she was awakened by Jackson attempting to forcibly have sex with her and tried to fight him off. The lawsuit says she left the hotel room, purchased an emergency contraceptive from a pharmacy, and took a train home where she showered."
The victim allegedly reported the sexual assault to the NYPD two months after the incident. Libit also noted that the assailant described matches the "age and biographical details" of Jackson, who is not named specifically.
