LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — NFL Corridor of Famer turned broadcaster, Shannon Sharpe, is within the highlight after a girl listed as “Jane Doe” claimed she was raped and threatened throughout a “rocky consensual relationship,” in response to a lawsuit filed in Clark County Sunday.
Within the lawsuit, the plaintiff accused Sharpe of raping her twice final 12 months in her Las Vegas dwelling. Sharpe launched a video assertion on Instagram Tuesday morning vowing to sue his accuser and his legal professional Tony Buzbee for defamation.
“This is a shakedown. I’m going to be open and transparent and defend myself because this isn’t right,” he stated to his followers.
The girl’s legal professional emailed 8 Information Now an audio recording by which a voice might be heard saying, “If you say that word one more time I’m going to [expletive] choke the [expletive] out of you when I see you.” The girl’s crew alleges that the voice is Sharpe’s as he was threatening her.
Buzbee Regulation Agency stated in a press release, “Doxing and trying to humiliate or discredit Jane Doe won’t deter her from pursuing justice in court.”
“In Nevada, we are what is called a notice pleading state,” felony legal professional in Nevada, Robert Draskovich, defined to eight Information Now to supply perception into the authorized fallout within the state. “One has to lay out a cause of action and establish the minimal amount of accusations. I believe they have in this case.”
Whereas Draskovich doesn’t characterize both get together within the Sharpe case, he dealt with a number of high-profile circumstances within the space, comparable to defending Robert Telles, the previous Clark County public administrator who stabbed a Las Vegas journalist to loss of life final 12 months, in addition to Las Vegas police Sergeant Kevin Menon, who’s accused of abusing his energy whereas on the job.
“Nevada jurys are generally fair,” he defined. “We have a fairly interesting cross section in both socioeconomic sense, as well as a real life experience sense. I feel this is a good place for a defendant to defend himself against allegations of sexual assault.”
Draskovich broke down either side’s argument for 8 Information Now, beginning with the plaintiff.
“They’re going to argue obviously the age difference as well as the size disparity, to say that she did not consent, or if she did, it was under circumstances that he should have known were not actual consent,” Draskovich predicted.
The Las Vegas girl filed anonymously and accused the retired professional soccer participant of assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery.
“His team went forth and disclosed her identity. There may be a motion for sanctions or retraction of the name later on,” he stated. “But obviously, once the bells been rung, everybody’s hurting so that could present a problem for the defense.”
Nonetheless, the Nevada legal professional acknowledged that sure components complicate the case.
“This isn’t some sort of stranger abduction case where they didn’t know each other,” he stated, explaining he believes Sharpe’s authorized crew will lean closely into the argument of consent.
He additionally instructed 8 Information Now the case may set a precedent for future sexual assault circumstances, concerning consent or damages. The girl on this case is in search of $50 million in damages.
