A report done by the Associated Press today has it that Ms. Jana Weckerly alleges an incident in 2009 at a dalls hotel in which Jerry Jones (Owner of Cowboys) groped and forced her to do things she did not want her to do. She claims that Jones had grabbed her genitals and was kissing her without consent. Another claim is that Jerry Jones, the Cowboys and attorney for Jerry Jones, Levi McCathern have attempted to pay her hush money for the last four years. Weckerly stated that she can provide proof that the payments occured from her bank records via her bank account receiving payments from Jones, though no proof was provided as of yet. She is also making the claim that the Cowboys organization, Jerry Jones and a long standing lawyer for Jones were involved in stealing her cell phone's memory card in order to leak and upload possible embarrasing or detrimental photos to hinder her case. Jones, the Cowboys and McCathern have denied any and all allegations made thus far.
ESPN's Cowboys reporter Todd Archer clarifies that the media stir about the story began to rise during the beginning of training camp. During Cowboys training camp sessions there were pictures released with friends of Weckerly who were seen in the company of Jones, which started a heap of new stories and went viral. Apparently the Cowboys organization has known about the photos of the incident for some time. The organization was also briefed on the lawsuit last week that could potentially be coming. Levi McCathern states they will be taking legal action of their own. The new
Weckerly's attorney, Thomas Bowden, states that alleged payments to Ms. Weckerly were a plot to intimidate her from going to the police or the courts for a solution before the statutes of limitations had expired. Bowden also stated during the proceedings "Who is my client to go against a billion-dollar man?...She just did what she was told, judge." Jones' lawyer, McCathern, during the early legal proceedings made the argument that there was no hush money given and even if there was, it wouldn't constitute 'being under duress' for not filing the lawsuit before the statue of limitations had ended. McCathern made a statement in response stating that this is "nothing more than attempt to embarrasess and extort the Cowboy's owner". A police statement regarding the event from Dallas police spokesman claimed that he could not confirm whether or not the assault was reported. The lawsuit is also short on details as no location of the event nor the date were listed or specified. More light will be shed and certainly more news cameras as the next hearing will take place on October 16th, where Ms. Weckerly will be seeking recompense for damages at over one million dollars.
References:
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/11594094/attorneys-dallas-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-argue-assault-claim-filed-too-late
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/11584093/accuser-alleges-jerry-jones-dallas-cowboys-paid-silence
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Jerry Jones (Top): Hail Merry
Jerry Jones (Bottom): Algorhythm Labs
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