
Sexual assault lawsuit against BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff is over
The sexual assault case against BYU star Jake Retzlaff has reportedly been dismissed - but the quarterback is still expected to leave the school.
Retzlaff denied the allegations that he 'bit, raped or strangled' a woman in November 2023. The woman, named only Jane Doe A.G., was seeking damages of more than $300,000.
On Monday, however, the two sides filed a joint motion for dismissal, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. The order was reportedly signed by a judge but precise details remain unclear.
The settlement paves the way for the quarterback to transfer out of BYU after he admitted violating the school's ban on premarital sex.
The 22-year-old is BYU's first ever Jewish quarterback but, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, he is set to decide on a new school in the coming days.
BYU is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and both students and employees are expected follow a strict Honor Code.
Jane Doe's lawsuit stated she did not immediately disclose Retzlaff's name to Provo police, but later informed them that it was the BYU quarterback, only to be told victims 'never get justice'
Among the rules is a ban on sex before marriage, with students ordered to 'live a chaste and virtuous life'.
Though Retzlaff denied the allegations of sexual assault, he admitted that he had 'consensual' sex with the woman.
That left Retzlaff expecting a seven-game suspension for violating the school's Honor Code, which would rule him out of more than half of the 2025 season.
The lawsuit, filed in Utah in late May and obtained by Daily Mail, also claimed Provo cops encouraged the woman to remain silent, allegedly telling her: 'Sexual assault victims never get justice.'
But representatives for the quarterback hit back last week, branding the allegations 'ridiculous and bizarre' as well as 'false and untrue'.
'Mr. Retzlaff specifically and categorically denies each and every and all allegations that he bit, raped or strangled [the woman], which are ridiculous and bizarre allegations, all of which are false and untrue.'
Provo, Utah police also rejected her accusations in a department statement: 'From everything we have reviewed, this is not true.'

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