This is one major hurdle that Watson’s team will have a hard time overcoming if these cases go to trial.
Why would an NFL quarterback whose body is worth millions of dollars to himself and his team get so many massages from women who aren’t even licensed to do massages? You are putting your body at risk every time you deal with someone who doesn’t know what they are doing.
What is the makeup artist he had given him a message inadvertently hurt his hamstring or something?
What if the stripper who claimed she gave him a massage messed up his neck?
The Houston Chronicle decided to vet some of his character witnesses and accusers and found out many of them are practicing without a license and that could be a problem for them.
Sara Fetherolf, who is listed as a licensed physical therapist working with Watson in Los Angeles, and Ashley Thomas, who said she gave Watson multiple massages between 2019 and 2020, could not be found in state licensing records.
Hardin said another woman in Georgia, Luretia Dany Craig, received her therapy license from the Atlanta School of Massage in 2008 and that she primarily works with athletes, active adults and entertainers. No current license could be found for Craig.
In both Texas and Georgia, massaging someone without a license is a misdemeanor offense.
Kya Hillman, who says she is a licensed esthetician in Texas, is licensed only with a massage student permit.
Many of the women who are suing Watson and said they provided him massages were not licensed. They admitted as much in their lawsuits.
Some were working toward their massage therapy requirements to obtain licenses, lawsuits state, while others admitted to providing the service despite their focus in other areas such as bodywork and stretch therapy, as well as makeup artistry.
This is just a cluster you know what.
One has to wonder if Watson needs to instruct Hardin to get this settled before it gets worse.
If he decides to take it to trial he could possibly miss the entire 2021 season.
Flip the pages for some of the accusers’ stories.