Lawyers for New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose filed court documents on Monday calling the woman who accused him of sexual assault the "sexual aggressor" in the incident and accusing her of attempted extortion.
"This is not a rape case. It's pure and simple extortion by a plaintiff who wants to hide behind the cloak of anonymity while seeking millions in damages from a celebrity with whom she was in a long-term nonexclusive consensual sexual relationship," the document says, per Dareh Gregorian of the New York Daily News.
The woman, who has remained unnamed in court documents, filed a lawsuit against Rose last year accusing him and two others of gang rape. She is seeking $21 million in damages.
A judge recently denied Rose's motion to have the case dismissed. It will begin trial in October, barring a settlement or a change of date.
Rose has vehemently denied the woman's allegations from the outset, saying they had a long-standing consensual relationship that has since ended.
"Plaintiff is a 30-year old adult who was in a consensual relationship with Mr. Rose; she was the sexual aggres ...
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Derrick Rose Court Filing Says Sexual Assault Accuser Is ‘Sexual Aggressor’
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