Lawsuit accusing outgoing BYU QB Jake Retzlaff of sexual assault dismissed by both parties, all sports are…
A lawsuit accusing BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff of sexually assaulting a woman in his home has been dismissed.
According to multiple reports, attorneys for Retzlaff and his accuser filed a joint motion Monday in Salt Lake City’s 3rd District Court to dismiss the case “with prejudice and upon the merits of the Plaintiff’s complaint against the Defendant,” meaning that the plaintiff cannot refile the lawsuit.
News of the lawsuit’s dismissal arrives a day after news broke that Retzlaff reportedly intends to transfer from BYU in the wake of a pending seven-game suspension by the school stemming from the lawsuit. The suspension is reportedly not because of the now-dismissed sexual assault allegation, but because Retzlaff contended in his response to the lawsuit that he engaged in consensual premarital sex.
BYU is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The school’s honor code instructs students to “live a chaste and virtuous life” and prohibits them from engaging in premarital sex. It applies to all students whether or not they are Mormon. Retzlaff is not Mormon.
The lawsuit and Retzlaff’s response
In the lawsuit that was filed in May, a Salt Lake County woman referred to as Jane Doe A.G. accused Retzlaff of sexually assaulting her in his home in 2023. The lawsuit stated that she consented to kissing while in Retzlaff’s room as the two watched a movie but “did not want to do anything more.” Jane Doe A.G accused Retzlaff of forcibly raping her after she repeatedly told him “no” and to “stop.”
