Prosper police are investigating claims that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he is being extorted, an official confirmed Wednesday to The Dallas Morning News.
Prescott filed a lawsuit Monday in Collin County accusing a Fort Worth woman of making a false sexual assault allegation in an attempt to extort $100 million from him.
Prescott, who denied the allegations, lives in Prosper.
An attorney representing Prescott met with Prosper police last week and “explained to PPD officials that his client was possibly a victim of theft by coercion,” a town of Prosper spokesperson told The News. The department declined to release any additional details, citing the “matter being in the preliminary stages and considered and active investigation.”
The quarterback’s attorney, Levi G. McCathern, told The News that the incident was consensual but declined to offer further specifics. Prescott’s attorney met with Prosper Police four days before the lawsuit was filed, the spokesperson said.
The alleged assault occurred on or about Feb. 2, 2017 in Plano, according to court documents.
It was unclear whether Plano police have opened an investigation into the alleged assault.
The woman’s attorney, Yoel Zehaie, said during a Tuesday interview on KRLD-FM (105.3 The Fan) that Prescott “raped” his client and a civil lawsuit is “very imminent.” Zahaie also said his client hasn’t ruled out the possibility of filing criminal charges. The Dallas Morning News does not typically name victims of sexual assault.
Officials with the NFL and Cowboys both declined to comment on the matter earlier this week.
The criminal statute of limitations in Texas for sex crimes against adults varies, depending on the severity of the offense.
State law set the criminal statute of limitations in Texas for sexual assault against adults at 10 years and the civil statute of limitations at five years.