Lauren Baxley, one of the 22 plaintiffs who have active civil lawsuits against Deshaun Watson, is speaking out about the harassment she has endured as part of the fallout from the two grand jury hearings and subsequent Browns trade
in August 2021. She described the tone of her interview with league investigators Lisa Friel and Jennifer Gaffney as “patronizing” and “victim-blaming.”
“My forensic interview [with HPD] was very respectful and trauma-informed,” Baxley told Vrentas. “They let me speak uninterrupted, whereas with Lisa Friel and the [other NFL investigator], they would cut me off, they would question things, they would circle back.
“How do you define violence? Because I felt like I was violently attacked psychologically when I was stuck in that room with him,” Baxley told Vrentas in August 2021. “I know that I’m not the only one who felt that way, and I’m not the only one who continues to feel that way.”piece that she believes the franchise is making a similar mistake as she did when she first met Watson after the owners said they “got comfortable” meeting the quarterback.
Browns general manager Andrew Berry stated multiple times in the introductory news conference that Watson and his cases were aThe franchise used private investigators and third-party legal advisers to learn more about the cases but did not speak to the accusers. Per Berry, the organization’s lawyers told them not to reach out directly to the women because it would be considered interfering with the criminal investigation.
All but one of the criminal investigations was wrapped up before the Browns traded for Watson. As the civil deposition proceedings continue,
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