BYU's Jake Retzlaff denies woman's allegations of rape - ESPN

A lawyer representing BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff denied allegations in a lawsuit that his client raped, strangled and bit a woman in 2023.

In a response to the lawsuit in the Third Judicial District Court in Utah filed Friday, Retzlaff's lawyer wrote: «Mr. Retzlaff specifically and categorically denies each and every and all allegations that he bit, raped or strangled [the woman], which are ridiculous and bizarre allegations, all of which are false and untrue.»

The response states that Retzlaff and the woman, identified in the lawsuit filed in May as Jane Doe A.G., had consensual sex at Retzlaff's apartment in November 2023 and that they had lighthearted text messages exchanges into February 2024. It also characterizes the lawsuit as an extortion attempt based on the idea that Retzlaff developed into an NFL prospect roughly a year after their encounter.

The original complaint and the response agree that Retzlaff and the woman connected through social media, which led to her visiting Retzlaff's apartment to play video games on or around Nov. 22, 2023. The woman arrived with a friend and there were friends and teammates of Retzlaff also present, according to the lawsuit.

Later that evening, the woman's friend left, after which Retzlaff and the woman started watching a movie, the lawsuit states.

«At some point they began to kiss, but Jane Doe A.G. did not want to do anything more,» the lawsuit states. «Retzlaff began escalating the situation… and Jane Doe A.G. tried to de-escalate the situation and attempted to slow things down, trying to pull away, and saying 'wait.' She did not want to do anything sexual with him.»

The lawsuit says that the woman told Retzlaff «no» and «wait, stop,» but that he continued to force