According to the lawsuit, former Miami Dolphins star Xavian Howard allegedly shared explicit photos and videos of women and texted sexual images of one of the victims to his son after she refused to get an abortion.
Two victims, who identified themselves as Jane Doe and John Doe, filed the lawsuit in Broward County, Florida, in May, alleging that Howard, 30, published the explicit material to “humiliate and inflict emotional distress on them,” court documents state. Obtained Local 10 News reported.
According to reports, Howard began dating Jane Doe in 2016 and began an exclusive relationship in early 2022, but ended the relationship a few months later in July.
After ending the relationship, Jane Doe received an Instagram message in September 2022 “from a third woman” who “allegedly had several sexually explicit videos” of Howard “having sex with various women.”
by documentsThe woman told Jane Doe she believed she was one of the women in the videos and sent the videos to Jane Doe, who then “directly identified herself” in some of the videos.
She then contacted Howard to ask him why he shared the video, and he said he shared it “to make her angry because she didn’t want to have sex with him,” court documents state.
The victim’s lawyers claim they sent a cease and desist letter to the former Miami Dolphins player Howard in October 2022, but he continued to publish the content without her permission.
In April 2023, Jane Doe was contacted by another woman who sent her “several other sexually explicit photographs and videos” of naked women that Howard had recently shown her – Jane Doe was one of the women in the photos, the court said. documents It was alleged.
Jane Doe accused the four-time Pro Bowl player of videotaping and taking photographs of her engaging in sexual acts without her knowledge.
According to the lawsuit, she acknowledged “having engaged in a sexual relationship” with Howard, but “when she rejected his advances, Howard publicly disseminated a sexually explicit video of her without her consent.”
John Doe, who was a minor at the time and is the other plaintiff in the lawsuit, claims that while they were dating in 2022, Howard became “aggressive” toward his mother and sent her disturbing content.
According to the lawsuit, “John Doe is the son of another woman (“Mother”) with whom Howard had a sexual relationship, who impregnated her and demanded an abortion, but when she refused, he began assaulting her.” share Near the outlet.
“Most notable among other forms of revenge against his mother was that Howard sent sexually explicit texts to John Doe, who was a minor at the time, of his mother engaging in explicit sexual acts with Howard.”
As a result of the former cornerback’s “despicable conduct,” John Doe and his mother suffered “significant emotional distress,” the documents state. stated.
The lawsuit claims Howard violated her privacy by sharing the content without her consent and made her feel like she was being subjected to sexual cyber harassment.
Sexual cyber harassment (also known as “revenge porn”) has been illegal in Florida since 2015 and is considered the non-consensual distribution of sexually explicit images or videos of another person with the intent to inflict emotional distress on the victim. State Law.
Neither victim has filed criminal charges against Howard, according to the outlet.
But according to documents obtained by Local 10 News, Jane Doe is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.
The lawsuit also claims that Jane Doe will “suffer substantial harm” as a result of the video’s release.
The Post has contacted Howard’s representatives.
The Miami Dolphins selected Howard in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
He was the Dolphins’ longest-tenured player before being released in February.
He still had three years remaining on his five-year, $90 million contract at the time of his release and is currently a free agent.
Howard was also accused of infecting a woman with a sexually transmitted disease in 2022. Miami Herald.
