Brandon McManus was launched by the Washington Commanders on Sunday, within the aftermath of allegations that he sexually assaulted two ladies on a transatlantic flight.
“We take allegations of this nature very significantly,” the Commanders mentioned in an announcement.
The 2 ladies have been working as flight attendants on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ flight to London final September. They allege in a civil lawsuit that McManus tried to kiss one in all them and rubbed up in opposition to each of them whereas they have been attempting to hold out their work duties. They’re looking for in extra of $1m in damages, in response to courtroom paperwork. McManus was enjoying for the Jaguars on the time and the workforce have been on their method to London for a pair of regular-season video games.
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McManus’s lawyer, Brett R Gallaway, denied the allegations in opposition to his consumer in an announcement launched on Sunday evening.
“We reiterate that the allegations in opposition to Brandon are and stay completely false and importantly, are contradicted by indeniable proof and the accusers’ personal prior inconsistent statements and omissions,” Gallaway mentioned. “Whereas we’re disenchanted with the workforce’s determination to launch Brandon earlier than he had the chance to defend in opposition to these fabricated claims, we are going to aggressively defend and clear Brandon’s identify and status via the authorized course of. We intend to defeat these claims, totally exonerate him and sit up for seeing him again on the sphere the place he belongs.”
McManus, 32, signed with Washington in March after enjoying final season, his tenth within the NFL, with Jacksonville. The Commanders and Jaguars earlier within the week every mentioned they have been wanting into the scenario.
