What to know about Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's lawsuit for extortion

On Monday, Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk put out a report on Dak Prescott filing a lawsuit against a woman who sent the quarterback a letter "seeking settlement of a potential claim for sexual assault." Here's the overview of Prescott's lawsuit as described by Mike Florio: "The case was filed in Collin County, Texas […]

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On Monday, Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk put out a report on Dak Prescott filing a lawsuit against a woman who sent the quarterback a letter "seeking settlement of a potential claim for sexual assault."

Here's the overview of Prescott's lawsuit as described by Mike Florio:

"The case was filed in Collin County, Texas against Victoria Shores and her attorneys, Bethel T. Zehaie and Yoel T. Zehaie. The 11-page lawsuit includes claims for defamation and slander, defamation per se, civil extortion/duress, business disparagement, tortious interference with current and/or prospective business relations, civil conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress."

Below is a facts-only summary of what we know so far:

  • The demand letter sent to Dak Prescott sought $100 million as compensation.
  • The letter alleges Prescott sexually assaulted Ms. Shores in February, 2017. 
  • The letter provided Prescott an ultimatum of responding to the letter by February 16th, 2024. Prescott's lawsuit was filed on March 11th.
  • Per PFT, Ms. Shores "will file a counterclaim that includes causes of action arising from the alleged sexual assault, even though the statute of limitations applicable to the assault itself has expired."
  • Prosper police are investigating Prescott's claims for extorsion, per Dallas Morning News. The Cowboys QB lives in Prosper.
  • Dallas police are investigating claims of alleged sexual assault involving Dak Prescott, per Dallas Morning News.

Information for this post was retrieved from PFT unless otherwise noted. This story will be updated with any significant developments on the case.

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