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Cleveland Browns Quarterback Deshaun Watson Hit With 24 Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Misconduct During Massage Sessions

<p><strong>Deshaun Watson<&sol;strong> has been facing sexual misconduct allegations for months&period; As of Monday&comma; the Browns QB has been hit with 24 civil lawsuits alleging he exhibited inappropriate and non-consensual sexual behavior during sessions with massage therapists&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;espn&period;com&sol;nfl&sol;story&sol;&lowbar;&sol;id&sol;34047357&sol;number-lawsuits-vs-cleveland-browns-qb-deshaun-watson-now-24">ESPN<&sol;a>&comma; the plaintiff in the newly filed suit is alleging that during one of his sessions&comma; Watson exposed himself and masturbated&comma; and &&num;8220&semi;offered no apology or explanation for his conduct&period;&&num;8221&semi; The lawsuit states that the plaintiff quit massage therapy following the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The attorney for all 24 plaintiffs&comma; Tony Buzbee&comma; released a statement about Watson&&num;8217&semi;s behavior saying&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Today we filed the twenty-fourth case alleging sexual misconduct against Deshaun Watson&period; The allegations made in this case are strikingly similar to those made by many of the other victims&period; Lost in the media frenzy surrounding Deshaun Watson is that these twenty-four strong&comma; courageous women&comma; who despite ridicule&comma; legal shenanigans&comma; and intense media scrutiny&comma; continue to stand firm in what is right&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The new lawsuit is the second to be filed against Watson in the last seven days&period; The 23rd case was filed on May 31st and states that during Watson&&num;8217&semi;s third massage session with her&comma; he &&num;8220&semi;exposed himself to her&comma; touched her between the legs and repeatedly requested&&num;8221&semi; that they have sex&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Watson and his legal team are adamant that he did nothing wrong during his massage therapy sessions and his lawyer Rusty Hardin even stated that &&num;8220&semi;happy endings are not illegal&&num;8221&semi; during a recent appearance at a radio station in Houston&period; He also asserted that Deshaun only had consensual sexual encounters&comma; and clarified his sentiments stating&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>On a Houston radio show interview today&comma; I mentioned that a massage that has a &&num;8216&semi;happy ending&&num;8217&semi; is not illegal&comma; meaning it is not illegal for someone to have consensual sex with a therapist after a massage unless the sex is for pay&period; Deshaun did not pay anyone for sex&period; I was speaking in a hypothetical situation&period; If there is a consensual sexual encounter after a massage&comma; that is not a crime nor the basis for a civil lawsuit&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Deshaun Watson is currently under review by the NFL&comma; despite two grand juries in Texas declining to pursue criminal charges against him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <span class&equals;"s1"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a>  <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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