Maggette denies 1999 rape allegations.
Former Duke Blue Devils star and ex-NBA veteran Corey Maggette has reportedly been accused rape by a lady on the middle Duke’s investigation into an alleged 1999 sexual assault.
In line with a report by the New York Times, the lawyer for Meredith Watson mentioned in an announcement final week that Watson had been raped by a former Duke basketball participant, however she didn’t establish the participant. On Monday, a childhood pal Meredith Watson’s, and Fb messages Watson exchanged with one other pal, recognized the participant in query as Maggette.
Maggette, who performed within the NBA for 14 seasons after leaving Duke, denied the allegations in an announcement to The Times.
“It has solely been by way of media accounts and an announcement from Meredith Watson’s lawyer that I first realized or heard something about these sexual assault allegations,” he mentioned. “I’ve by no means sexually assaulted anybody in my life and I fully and categorically deny any such cost.”
Maggette, 39, at present works as a Fox Sports activities West coloration commentator for Los Angeles Clippers broadcasts, however he was pulled from Monday night time’s Clippers-Timberwolves sport after the report surfaced.
Along with the Maggette rape allegations, Watson additionally claims that Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax sexually assaulted her on Duke’s campus in Durham, North Carolina, once they have been each college students in 2000.