Genetic testing disproves a woman’s claims that Los Angeles Laker Nick Young drugged her at a West Hollywood bar and later had non-consensual sex with her, according to newly filed court papers.
“This is an extraordinary situation in which the police investigation proves that serious allegations of sexual assault are false,” Young’s attorney, Steve Cochran, said in court papers filed Thursday. “This lawsuit is an unjustified attempt by plaintiff to get money from Mr. Young.”
The woman filed her complaint May 14 in Los Angeles Superior Court against Young and the Crown Bar, which has been shuttered at 7321 Santa Monica Blvd. at Fuller since February of 2012. Her allegations range from sexual battery and false imprisonment to intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
She identifies herself in the complaint as Jane Doe and is seeking unspecified damages.
However, Cochran states in his court papers that the woman is suing the wrong man.
“Nick Young has been exonerated of plaintiff’s allegations after an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept,” Cochran’s court papers state.
A sheriff’s detective contacted Young after the woman made her complaint, according to Cochran’s court papers.
“Mr. Young met with police, provided information without invoking his right to remain silent and gave a genetic sample for DNA testing,” Cochran’s court papers state. “The DNA analyzed by police does not match Mr. Young. Proven innocent, Mr. Young was neither arrested nor charged with any crime based on plaintiff’s story.”
The 28-year-old Young is a shooting guard and small forward who signed with the Lakers in July after playing last year for the Philadelphia 76ers. He played basketball for Cleveland High School in Reseda.
The drug the woman alleges Young used is Gamma-Hydroxbutyric acid, or GHB, often called the date-rape drug.
According to the complaint, the woman and a friend were at the Crown Bar on Aug. 12, 2011, when Young approached both and offered them drinks. The plaintiff knew Young from two prior meetings, the suit states.
“Plaintiff accepted and consumed a champagne beverage that had been offered to her by … Young,” who paid for the drink with a credit card, according to the suit.
The woman does not remember what happened after drinking the beverage, but believes she was taken by Young to his apartment, where he had sex with her, according to her court papers.
When the plaintiff awoke and asked Young why the two of them were naked in his apartment, he replied that the two began having sex the previous night but that they stopped after she passed out, according to the suit, which says
Young complied when the woman demanded that he take her home.
Subsequent tests confirmed that she was given GHB, according to the suit, which says she also underwent exams at the UCLA Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center that revealed anal and rectal bleeding.
In addition, the woman has undergone psychiatric evaluations and treatment, according to the suit, which alleges that Crown Bar employees failed to provide enough security and to properly monitor the behavior of guests.
So SOMEBODY drugged her. How come Young had supposedly consentual sex with her and yet his DNA is not present? Young is worth millions to a lot of people. The world just keeps getting sadder and sadder. Who won’ t sell their soul to the Devil?