A woman is claiming to be suicidal, a drug addict and in hiding as she fears for her life as a result of an incident in 2009 in which she is accusing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of sexual assault.
USA TODAY Sports reported that Jana Weckerly, a former stripper, says Jones assaulted her in May or June of 2009. She adds that he also conspired with the Cowboys to cover up the alleged incident, according to a lawsuit filed late Monday night in Dallas County, Texas.
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The Dallas Morning News reported that Weckerly also is accusing Jones of fondling her genitals, forcing her to touch or rub his penis and requiring her to watch him receive oral sex from another female.
The Cowboys organization threatened her to keep her from reporting the incident to the police, her lawsuit contends, according to USA TODAY Sports. She doesn't want to reveal where she lives because she says Jones and the Cowboys have made death threats.
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Weckerly is seeking more than $1 million in punitive damages.
Jones, who'll turn 72 next month, issued a strong denial of the charges through his attorney.
"These allegations are completely false," attorney Levi McCathern II said in a statement. "The legal complaint is unsupported by facts or evidence of any kind. This is nothing more than an attempt to embarrass and extort Jerry Jones. This is a money grab by a lawyer who is a solo practitioner just trying to make a name for himself. The alleged incidents would have been more than five years old.
"We intend to vigorously contest this complaint and expect it will be shown for what it is - a shakedown. Due to the seriousness of these baseless allegations, we have also involved law enforcement."
According to ESPN, Weckerly took photos of two women in suggestive photos with Jones at a Dallas hotel that the blog TerezOwens.com posted on its website last month. Jones has maintained that the photos, taken in 2009, were a "misrepresentation."
Jones said he's known about the photos for a long time. He refused comment when asked repeated follow-up questions.
ESPN added that charges were never brought against Jones and the civil statute of limitations in the allegations against Jones and the allegations of negligence against the Cowboys have expired.
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