US (Washington Insider Magazine) —Basketball player Dwight Howard faces a legal lawsuit after a Georgia man named Stephen Harper accused him of sexual assault after having sex in 2021.
The former NBA star, who currently represents the Taoyuan Leopards of the Chinese T1 League, broke his silence and denied the allegations against him.
Dwight Howard, through a video, accepted that he had a consensual affair with Harper, which is why he has been accused of having non-heterosexual tastes; However, the basketball player criticized the people who are interfering with his preferences.
“Everyone can stop fooling around and worry about all this shit. They are concerned about who people spend their time with. Whatever I do in my bedroom is my business… That’s not for everyone and not everyone needs to know that… You guys are just weird.”
Additionally, he claims that he engaged in “consensual sexual activity” and that Harper was conscious.
“What was a private, consensual encounter was made public for profit, and Mr. Howard looks forward to bringing the truth to light in a court of law,” Howard’s attorney, Justin Bailey, said in a statement.
“Despite being an easy target due to the issue at hand and his celebrity status, Mr. Howard chose to trust the justice system and will rely on all future court documents to speak for themselves,” the attorney stated. by Howard.
Police report of the case
The police report filed against Dwight Howard has been leaked. The claims date back to July 19, 2021, during which the couple had sex.
In the report it is revealed that Harper pretends to be the former NBA player’s ex-boyfriend.
Howard and Harper met on Instagram and later he was invited to the basketball player’s residence where they had sex.
Afterwards, Howard left the room and returned with a man dressed as a woman, named ‘Kitty’, making Harper feel uncomfortable and alleges that the basketball player performed oral sex on him without consent.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
