On Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott scored a legal victory when Judge Angela Tucker dismissed a seven-year-old sexual assault claim against him. His attorney, Levi McCathern, spoke out about the decision, slamming the accuser and her legal team for attempting to extort money and tarnish Prescott’s reputation.
McCathern stated: “Despite Ms. Shores and her legal team’s relentless efforts to extort money and damage Dak’s reputation, justice has consistently prevailed and will continue to do so.”
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He further emphasized that the accuser’s actions were a part of an ongoing extortion plot against Prescott and that their failed civil lawsuit was just another attempt to distract from the trauma of legitimate sexual assault survivors. McCathern expressed pride in Prescott for standing up against this injustice and thanked Judge Tucker for her agreement.
While the specifics of the decision are not entirely clear, the press release containing McCathern’s statement indicated that Judge Tucker found the claims “lacked merit and should be dismissed immediately.” However, it is unusual for a case to be dismissed this quickly without a specific legal flaw in the filing.
Typically, judges accept factual allegations as true when ruling on motions to dismiss at the outset of a case, with the question being whether the law applied to those allegations requires the case to be thrown out of court.
Judge finds merits lacking
As of now, there is no written decision available. The V.P. of marketing with the McCathern Shokouhi Evans firm explained that a proposed order was submitted to Judge Tucker, and the decision was made from the bench, presumably during oral argument on Prescott’s motion to dismiss.
The sexual assault claim was ultimately barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Prescott had initially sued the accuser for extortion arising from her lawyers’ attempts to settle her allegations out of court, which ultimately led to the dismissal of the sexual assault claim.
The dismissal of the sexual assault claim serves as a vindication for Prescott against what his attorney describes as an extortion plot. As the case continues to unfold, it is clear that Prescott and his legal team are committed to standing up against any injustice that may come their way.
