While there, it is alleged that Bennett sexually harassed the teen in the bar and followed her to the basement where he pushed her into a phone booth, tried to undress her and sexually attacked her despite her repeatedly telling him to stop. The lawsuit alleges that Bennett "acted with extreme and outrageous conduct that would shock the conscience of a reasonable person This conduct was atrocious and transcended all bounds of decency, such that this conduct would be utterly intolerable in a civilized society.
In turn, the woman said she has suffered permanent emotional trauma as a result of the encounter. According to the lawsuit, the woman accused the NFL and the Buffalo Bills of failing to properly supervise Bennett while he interacted with patrons at the bar.
She claimed that they knew, or should have known, about the attack and other misconduct and failed to take any sort of action. This is not the first time Bennett was linked to a sexual assault. In , he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Buffalo.
He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of sexual misconduct. Bennett, who had already left the Bills when the assault occurred, was not suspended or fined by the NFL after his guilty plea. The victim filed a lawsuit against Bennett in , which was settled in for an undisclosed amount.
An All-American football player for the University of Alabama in the mids, Bennett came to the Bills midway through the season in one of the most famous trades in franchise history. That year he had been selected No. The Bills were just beginning to put together the team that would eventually go to four consecutive Super Bowls in the s, and it needed a pass rushing outside linebacker. And so on Halloween night, Bills general manager Bill Polian spearheaded a massive three-team trade between the Bills, Colts and the Los Angeles Rams, and the centerpiece players were Bennett coming to Buffalo, and future Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson moving from the Rams to the Colts, while the Rams collected a huge haul of draft picks, plus Bills running back Greg Bell.
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