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<blockquote data-quote="Pack93z" data-source="post: 171559" data-attributes="member: 288"><p>Well you would think this is pretty cut and dry... if she was in the room with a group of men... wouldn't it be pretty clear if he was guilty or not... </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/251436.html" target="_blank">More...</a></p><p></p><p>A former exotic dancer filed a lawsuit this week alleging that Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris sexually assaulted her in a private room of a Pompano Beach strip club in 2005.</p><p></p><p>Harris' agent labeled the lawsuit an attempt at extortion.</p><p></p><p>Harris, a Coconut Creek native who got his football start playing at Blanche Ely High, was previously cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the case.</p><p></p><p>But the alleged victim, an unidentified 30-year-old woman reportedly from Brazil, is ''seeking justice and truth'' from the ordeal, her attorney said.</p><p></p><p>''Here is a young woman who has been horrificly harmed by what has happened,'' Boca Raton lawyer Joseph Nusbaum said. ``Nothing can compensate for what she's been through.''</p><p></p><p>Investigators determined Harris and the dancer had ****** contact at the Cheetah Pompano Beach in the early morning of April 17, 2005. But the State Attorney's Office decided not to prosecute Harris because investigators did not find sufficient credible evidence to charge him.</p><p></p><p>The dancer told investigators she <span style="color: orange">was entertaining Harris and a group of men </span>he was with in the dimly lit Cheetah Champagne Room. <span style="color: Orange">The woman said she performed a ****** act on Harris, and when she finished, he sexually assaulted her. She later told authorities she asked him to stop but he refused.</span></p><p></p><p>The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Broward County and obtained by The Miami Herald, claims the Champagne Room's surveillance cameras were not functioning when the incident happened.</p><p></p><p>The Cheetah also is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Attempts to reach Larry Smith, the club's attorney, were unsuccessful Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>Broward prosecutor Dennis Siegel wrote a close-out memo in December 2005 explaining why his office would not prosecute Harris.</p><p></p><p>''The victim's credibility has been undermined by her conflicting statements concerning her ****** activities in the club, as well as her admissions of a history of prostitution, including within the club,'' Siegel wrote.</p><p></p><p>Harris, 32, is a 10-year NFL veteran with a starting role in the Packers defense. He participated in team practice on Wednesday, according to team spokesman Sam Kasan, who declined to comment on the civil lawsuit. Harris also owns a $1.8 million home in Coral Springs, property records show.</p><p></p><p>Harris' agent, Jack Bechta, described his client as a ''a good father, a good husband and a hard worker.'' Bechta said he thinks the lawsuit's allegations are unfounded.</p><p></p><p>''I guess everybody has the right to sue, but in this case it just seems like extortion,'' Bechta said. ``This was something that the city and state had investigated very thoroughly, and they found nothing worth a charge.''</p><p></p><p>Miami Herald staff writer Jennifer Lebovich contributed to this report</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pack93z, post: 171559, member: 288"] Well you would think this is pretty cut and dry... if she was in the room with a group of men... wouldn't it be pretty clear if he was guilty or not... [url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/251436.html]More...[/url] A former exotic dancer filed a lawsuit this week alleging that Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris sexually assaulted her in a private room of a Pompano Beach strip club in 2005. Harris' agent labeled the lawsuit an attempt at extortion. Harris, a Coconut Creek native who got his football start playing at Blanche Ely High, was previously cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the case. But the alleged victim, an unidentified 30-year-old woman reportedly from Brazil, is ''seeking justice and truth'' from the ordeal, her attorney said. ''Here is a young woman who has been horrificly harmed by what has happened,'' Boca Raton lawyer Joseph Nusbaum said. ``Nothing can compensate for what she's been through.'' Investigators determined Harris and the dancer had ****** contact at the Cheetah Pompano Beach in the early morning of April 17, 2005. But the State Attorney's Office decided not to prosecute Harris because investigators did not find sufficient credible evidence to charge him. The dancer told investigators she [color=orange]was entertaining Harris and a group of men [/color]he was with in the dimly lit Cheetah Champagne Room. [color=Orange]The woman said she performed a ****** act on Harris, and when she finished, he sexually assaulted her. She later told authorities she asked him to stop but he refused.[/color] The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Broward County and obtained by The Miami Herald, claims the Champagne Room's surveillance cameras were not functioning when the incident happened. The Cheetah also is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Attempts to reach Larry Smith, the club's attorney, were unsuccessful Wednesday. Broward prosecutor Dennis Siegel wrote a close-out memo in December 2005 explaining why his office would not prosecute Harris. ''The victim's credibility has been undermined by her conflicting statements concerning her ****** activities in the club, as well as her admissions of a history of prostitution, including within the club,'' Siegel wrote. Harris, 32, is a 10-year NFL veteran with a starting role in the Packers defense. He participated in team practice on Wednesday, according to team spokesman Sam Kasan, who declined to comment on the civil lawsuit. Harris also owns a $1.8 million home in Coral Springs, property records show. Harris' agent, Jack Bechta, described his client as a ''a good father, a good husband and a hard worker.'' Bechta said he thinks the lawsuit's allegations are unfounded. ''I guess everybody has the right to sue, but in this case it just seems like extortion,'' Bechta said. ``This was something that the city and state had investigated very thoroughly, and they found nothing worth a charge.'' Miami Herald staff writer Jennifer Lebovich contributed to this report [/QUOTE]
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