If all of Deshaun Watson’s 26 cases go to trial they will be held in open court.
You are likely going to hear some wild things from both sides of the table. I argue even if Watson wins the majority of the case, it would be a miracle if he won all 26, the damage to his reputation will continue to take a beaten. You are going to hear woman after woman speak on how he exposed himself, ejaculated, hump air, and a lot of other things.
The women will also be exposed and it is likely to get messy.
Just look at this exchange between Tony Buzbee, Rusty Hardin, and one of the detectives on the case via Yahoo.
Baker’s assertion was that Watson’s status as a powerful and influential person created a scenario in which women could not consent to sexual activity with him. Hardin took exception to that notion, at one point reacting during Buzbee’s direct examination when Baker stated that a woman effectively had no choice but to engage in a sexual act because of Watson’s powerful and influential stature. (Yahoo Sports has redacted the name of the alleged victim, who has not filed a lawsuit against Watson but filed a criminal complaint against him.)
This portion of the deposition begins as Baker explains identifying elements of coercion during allegedly unwanted sexual encounters between Watson and accusers.
Baker: I felt that we had some instances of coercion.
Buzbee: Help me understand that, at least from what you learned in your investigation.
Baker: When I speak about [redacted] specifically, the young lady advised that the defendant, you know, told her that he was going to help her black business. So her objective was to, I’m assuming, have a successful business and she felt that having a client of his caliber would help her business. So understanding that, someone — their livelihood potentially being ruined, I could understand how one would feel they had no choice but to participate in the sexual act.
Buzbee: Does the idea of …
Cornelia Brandfield-Harvey (Buzbee’s co-counsel, speaking directly to Hardin): Something funny?
Buzbee (speaking to Hardin): You need to take a break? You need to take a break.
Hardin: No, I don’t need to take a break
Buzbee: I just didn’t know why you’d be laughing when she’s talking about.
Hardin: Because it’s an absurd answer.
Brandfield-Harvey: What the …
Buzbee: Okay. I appreciate …
Hardin: Just keep asking your questions.
Buzbee: Okay. Well, just don’t laugh at a detective. It’s not cool.
Hardin: Don’t instruct me. Just ask your questions.
Buzbee: Okay. We’re going to take a break if he laughs again.
Buzbee (returning to questioning Baker): Okay. Let me — let me continue, ma’am. This idea of coercion, does it also — do you also take into account a difference in physical stature?
Baker: We do.
Buzbee: A difference in perceived power?
Baker: We do.
Buzbee: A difference in economic power? In other words, one person’s incredibly rich and the other person is living hand to mouth?
Baker: We do.
If you are indeed coerced into certain things that you normally wouldn’t do should the person be held responsible for that?
That seems to be the crux of what the civil trials will be about.
Flip the page for Watson saying he never forced anyone to give him a happy ending they did it on their own.