Deshaun Watson admitted he cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Jilly Anais, with 3 massage therapists.
Earlier this year, a grand jury declined to indict the Cleveland Browns quarterback on sexual misconduct and harassment charges.
Watson, 26, sat for depositions in civil lawsuits filed by 22 massage therapists who say he sexually harassed them after sessions.
He admitted that he made massage therapist Ashley Solis cry when he exposed himself during a massage session.
Watson has insisted that he had no intentions to have inappropriate sexual contact with the plaintiffs. He claimed any illicit contact was initiated by the women.
On HBO’s Real Sports, Soledad O’Brien asked one of Watson’s lawyers whether he had illicit intentions when he went in for those massages.
“Well, in every massage, I will tell you he did go, intending just for a professional massage,” said attorney Leah Graham. “And only those three instances where sexual conduct occurred– consensual sexual activity – it occurred after the massage session had ended. And Mr. Watson has testified and is insistent that that sexual activity was initiated by the plaintiff in every single instance.”
O’Brien also spoke with two of Watson’s victims who insist they did not initiate sexual contact with him.
The women, Ashley Solis and Kyla Hayes, are two of the 22 plaintiffs who have pending litigation against Watson.
The women are also cooperating with the NFL’s ongoing internal review of the allegations.
