Cygnus
07-21-2009, 07:45 PM
First time I heard about this.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/steelers/2009-07-21-roethlisberger-lawsuit_N.htm?poe=HFMostPopular
A former employee at Harrah's Lake Tahoe casino has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Harrah's management claiming the football star raped her while he was attending a celebrity golf tournament last year, and casino officials covered it up. .
Once there, he allegedly forced her on his bed and raped her, the suit said.
When she later told Harrah's security chief Guy Hyder, the suit said, she was told that Harrah's Tahoe casino president John Koster was close friends with Roethlisberger and that "most girls would feel lucky to get to have sex with someone like Ben Roethlisberger." Also, the suit said, she was told "Koster would love you even more if he knew about this."
The woman's lawyer, Cal Dunlap, said in the suit that McNulty fell into a deep depression after the alleged rape and spent most of the last six months in and out of hospitals. Dunlap declined to comment further.
The suit, filed Friday in Washoe District Court, names Koster, Hyder, Dave Monroe, vice president of food and hotel operations, Mike Rosenow, vice president of human resources, Debbie Neall, Mark Masters, a security officer, Stacy Dingman, a former director at Harrah's, and Bryan Casuscelli, a director at the casino and Roethlisberger's casino host.
Roethlisberger's lawyer David Cornwell denied the claim, saying "Ben has never sexually assaulted anyone; especially Andrea McNulty," and said the absence of any criminal charges are the "most compelling evidence" that the allegations are false.
Steeler's spokesman Dave Lockett said they were aware of the suit, but declined comment. He also said Roethlisberger's status with the team had not changed in response to the suit.
Andrea McNulty said she was working at a desk in the penthouse suite during the 2008 American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament last July when Roethlisberger allegedly called her to his room to fix his television.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/steelers/2009-07-21-roethlisberger-lawsuit_N.htm?poe=HFMostPopular
A former employee at Harrah's Lake Tahoe casino has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Harrah's management claiming the football star raped her while he was attending a celebrity golf tournament last year, and casino officials covered it up. .
Once there, he allegedly forced her on his bed and raped her, the suit said.
When she later told Harrah's security chief Guy Hyder, the suit said, she was told that Harrah's Tahoe casino president John Koster was close friends with Roethlisberger and that "most girls would feel lucky to get to have sex with someone like Ben Roethlisberger." Also, the suit said, she was told "Koster would love you even more if he knew about this."
The woman's lawyer, Cal Dunlap, said in the suit that McNulty fell into a deep depression after the alleged rape and spent most of the last six months in and out of hospitals. Dunlap declined to comment further.
The suit, filed Friday in Washoe District Court, names Koster, Hyder, Dave Monroe, vice president of food and hotel operations, Mike Rosenow, vice president of human resources, Debbie Neall, Mark Masters, a security officer, Stacy Dingman, a former director at Harrah's, and Bryan Casuscelli, a director at the casino and Roethlisberger's casino host.
Roethlisberger's lawyer David Cornwell denied the claim, saying "Ben has never sexually assaulted anyone; especially Andrea McNulty," and said the absence of any criminal charges are the "most compelling evidence" that the allegations are false.
Steeler's spokesman Dave Lockett said they were aware of the suit, but declined comment. He also said Roethlisberger's status with the team had not changed in response to the suit.
Andrea McNulty said she was working at a desk in the penthouse suite during the 2008 American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament last July when Roethlisberger allegedly called her to his room to fix his television.