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3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
鵜鶘前鋒Zion Williamson出事了 遭到指控強姦和多年虐待
根據美國時間週四提交給洛杉磯高等法院的訴訟，一名女子指控紐奧良鵜鶘前鋒Zion Williamson在多年的戀愛關係中，強姦以及性虐待、身體虐待、情感虐待和經濟虐待。 Zion Williamson。圖片來源：達志影像 這名女子名叫 Jane Doe，她指控Zion Williamson在與她的交往中持續表現出虐待、控制和威脅行為，這段關係始於Zion Williamson就讀杜克大學1年級，從 2018 年持續到 2023 年。 美媒ESPN 獲得的這份長達 12 頁的民事訴狀，Zion Williamson涉嫌的行為發生在多個州，包括路易斯安那州和加州。 法庭文件詳細描述了 2020 年發生的兩起強暴案，第一起發生在同年 9 月，地點是加州比佛利山莊，該女子告訴Zion Williamson，「她很累，想睡覺。」，但Zion Williamson告訴她，如果不與他發生性關係，她就不能睡，隨後他將她按倒在地，雙手反綁在身後，並強姦了她。 文件中指出，Zion Williamson將該女子的手機扔到房間的另一邊，並掐住了她的脖子。 第二起強暴案發生在 2020 年 10 月，地點也是比佛利山莊，女子稱，表達了去聖地亞哥拜訪朋友的計畫後，她遭到了暴力強姦，在這兩起事件中，該女子都指責Zion Williamson「一段時間內」拿走了她的手機。 除了強姦指控外，訴訟還詳細指控，「他用力過猛，擔心自己的生命受到威脅，並最終多次失去意識」，該女子還指控Zion Williamson未經同意進入她的公寓並偷走了她的財物。 訴訟指控Zion Williamson多次「威脅殺死」女子及其家人。 該名女子因精神損害尋求金錢賠償，包括懲罰性賠償，消息人士透露，該女子的求償金額在 1800 萬美元(合台幣53.7億元)到 5000 萬美元之間。 Zion Williamson的委託律師事務所 Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC 在聲明中表示，「我們非常重視這些指控，並堅決否認，投訴中的指控完全是虛假和魯莽的，這似乎是出於經濟動機而非任何合法的不滿，試圖剝削一名職業運動員。」 常客快艇、新興強權雷霆、金塊、灰狼、火箭、灰熊；東區龍頭騎士、衛冕軍塞爾提克、公鹿、溜馬、尼克、魔術以及大驚奇活塞、老八熱火，16支球隊齊聚一堂，就為了爭奪那座象徵年度最高榮譽的歐布萊恩金盃。精彩對戰、場場精彩敬請鎖定緯來體育台現場直播！ ✎緯來體育台官方網站 【 】 ✎緯來新聞網 【 】 ✎緯來體育台官方YouTube收看NBA LIVE直播 【 】 緯來體育台-2024-25NBA美國職籃大賽-賽程轉播表
New York Times
3 days ago
- General
- New York Times
Pelicans' Zion Williamson accused of rape in lawsuit, denies claims
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been accused of rape and domestic violence in a civil lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court late Thursday by a woman who said she dated him for almost five years, beginning when he was a freshman at Duke. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, is seeking an unspecified amount in damages from Williamson. Advertisement In the lawsuit, she alleges that Williamson repeatedly raped her, hit and kicked her and made her fear for her life in several instances, before the relationship ended in June 2023. She also alleged that Williamson falsely imprisoned and stalked her, threatened to kill her and that he had a pattern of 'abusive, controlling, and threatening behavior.' Williamson denied the allegations in a statement through his attorneys, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. 'The allegations contained in the complaint are categorically false and reckless,' his attorneys said. Williamson's attorneys disputed the nature of the relationship, saying he and the woman never dated but maintained 'a consensual, casual relationship.' They said they had 'reported the plaintiff's extortion attempts to law enforcement' and that Williamson 'intends to file counterclaims and seek significant damages for this defamatory lawsuit.' Williamson's attorneys did not respond to a request for more information on communication with law enforcement. Sam Taylor, a lawyer for the woman, said there were 'numerous misrepresentations' in the response from Williamson's attorneys and denied that it was an extortion attempt. Williamson and the woman had previously engaged in a formal mediation before she filed the lawsuit, Taylor said, but their dispute was not resolved. 'We look forward to the day that our client can get this case to trial and let a jury decide who is credible and who is not credible,' Taylor said. Williamson played at Duke for one season before becoming the No. 1 pick by the Pelicans in 2019. In her lawsuit, the woman said Williamson raped her in September 2020 after he moved to Beverly Hills, Calif. According to the complaint, Williamson's agent picked her up at a hotel and drove her to his home. When he came home later that night, he said the woman could not go to sleep without having sex with him. Advertisement When she refused, according to the lawsuit, Williamson pinned her down on the bed and raped her. He did so again, she said, several weeks later, after she had considered leaving to go see a friend, and then took her phone and laptop away so she could not leave or get medical attention. The woman said that Williamson repeatedly sexually and physically assaulted her through 2023. She also said that Williamson filmed her without her consent and, when she tried to break up with him, said he would disseminate the nude photos and videos of her. Williamson, according to the lawsuit, also said he would threaten to have his security guard shoot the woman in the head, at a time when the security guard was with them and carrying a loaded gun. The lawsuit said that Williamson also threatened to have the security guard kill her parents and told her that he knew their home address. The woman, according to the complaint, suffered 'severe emotional distress, anxiety, depression, humiliation, loss of sleep, and other physical and emotional injuries' because of Williamson. She has sought counseling since their relationship ended two years ago, Taylor said. 'This is a major undertaking,' Taylor said. 'She knew what he was going to say about her.' — Christian Clark contributed reporting to this story.
