Last August, TMZ reported that an unidentified woman filed a sexual battery lawsuit claimed that Derrick Rose and two friends gang raped her in 2013. The woman is reportedly seeking $21.5 million in damages, while Rose and his camp have vehemently denied the report and called the lawsuit an extortion attempt.
Nearly a year after the lawsuit was filed, the case has not been resolved. According to a new report from the Associated Press, a federal judge has refused to dismiss the suit and it could go to trial in early October.
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A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging New York Knicks player Derrick Rose and two friends drugged and gang-raped a woman.
On Wednesday, federal Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said a jury must decide whether to believe Rose’s contention that the woman, a former lover, consented to group sex at her home in 2013.
The case could now go to trial in October, when Knicks training camp gets underway.
