A woman filed a lawsuit in Harris County alleging she was violently assaulted multiple times, both sexually and physically, by Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward, including assaults in the presence of their 3-year-old child. The plaintiff seeks more than $20 million in damages and accuses Ward of emotional abuse, financial manipulation, drug use and threats against her life. The complaint describes an incident in the early morning hours leading to Ward's June 12 arrest involving slapping, choking, threats and forced oral sex, and an escape where she ran naked into the street with their child and called 911. The suit alleges bond violations and a subsequent alcohol-related arrest. Ward remains on the Texans' physically unable to perform list with his criminal case set for a grand jury on August 31.
Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward, who was arrested in June on a felony domestic violence charge, is now being sued in civil court by the woman he allegedly assaulted. The woman filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Harris County (Texas) District Court alleging she was "violently assaulted multiple times, both sexually and physically" by Ward, including in the presence of their 3-year-old child. She is seeking damages of more than $20 million.
In the lawsuit against Ward, the plaintiff also accuses him of emotional abuse, financial manipulation, drug use and threats against her life. She said that in the early morning hours leading to Ward's June 12 arrest, he slapped her, choked her, threatened her and forced her to perform oral sex, and that when she had an opportunity to escape, she took their child and ran naked into the street, where she called 911.
The suit says that since Ward's arrest, he has contacted the woman, a violation of his bond agreement. He was also arrested earlier this month for another violation after testing positive for alcohol. When contacted by ESPN, the Texans declined to comment. The NFL said in June that it was aware of Ward's arrest and was in contact with the Texans.
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