Last August it was reported that a woman filed a sexual battery lawsuit against Derrick Rose claiming he and two friends drugged and gang-raped her in 2013. The woman is reportedly seeking $21.5 million in damages. Rose has vehemently denied the claims. He acknowledges having a sexual relationship with the woman but says the group sex was consensual and they’ve done so on more than one occasion. He claims the allegation was an extortion attempt after he cut off contact with her. Now, nearly a year after the lawsuit was filed, the case has not been resolved. Rose hasn’t offered a settlement and a federal judge has refused to dismiss the suit. Now it could go to trial.
via the AP:
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging New York Knicks player Derrick Rose and two friends drugged and gang-raped a woman.
On Wednesday, federal Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said a jury must decide whether to believe Rose’s contention that the woman, a former lover, consented to group sex at her home in 2013.
The case could now go to trial in October, when Knicks training camp gets underway.
