The defamation case that Texas football player Isaiah Bond filed against a woman who accused him of sexual assault in February was dismissed July 21 by a Texas Northern District Court judge.
The case was dismissed with prejudice “without costs or fees to any party,” court documents say. Dismissing a case with prejudice means Bond cannot retry the case again in the same court because it is considered a final judgement; but the case can be appealed to a higher court.
Bond’s legal team did not immediately reply to a message seeking comment Friday afternoon.
In the original complaint filed in April, Bond sought “a jury trial as well as monetary relief, punitive damages and an injunction preventing his accuser from referring to him as a sex criminal,” according to a copy of the complaint obtained by the American-Statesman. He was accused in Collin County of sexual assault earlier this year, and Bond turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued April 10. Bond said that there was a sexual encounter but he denies any wrong doing in the lawsuit, and his agent has maintained his innocence.
Bond’s complaint was filed a week before the NFL draft, which saw a record number of Longhorns picked. Bond, 21, went undrafted, which surprised experts who once projected the wide receiver to go in the first few rounds.
The Georgia native spent two seasons with the Crimson Tide before transferring to Texas his junior year. In his final season, Bond caught a total five touchdowns and 540 yards on 34 receptions.
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