Once again, my perspective of Deshaun is just that, my perspective. I'm not trying to settle a court case. At the end of the day, as with many sexual assault cases against rich and famous men, they are settled out of court and the truth is never really revealed. The fact is, sexual assault cases are often the most (if not THE most) difficult cases to get convictions because they turn into "he said, she said" contests since sexual assaults take place away from witnesses and lack physical proof. And, even if witnesses are involved, convictions are still tough to come by (see the Brock Turner case). Maybe this WHOLE thing was a cash grab, but that to me seems just as less likely as Deshaun being completely innocent.
Also, the text messages you mention that imply the sexual acts were consensual were from just one of the accusers. There were also other text messages that were damning to Deshaun. People often think sexual predators ONLY commit predatory sexual behavior with every person they interact with sexually. That's just not the case. One false accuser doesn't mean the other accusers are false. Deshaun could have consensual sex with one woman and assault another. Also, you say that I've only read what the women and their lawyers have said, but, as you've stated, there's "conflicting info" (a.ka. he said, she said). So, have YOU read anything contrary to Deshaun's point of view? Or did you immediately presume his innocence as well?
You keep saying "young men make mistakes", "no one is perfect", and "there are plenty of things going on behind the scenes" as if that makes what Deshaun (or any criminal) does acceptable. It doesn't. He, at worst, sexually assaulted women or, at best, is a creep who committed a bunch of weird sexual acts that he has yet to own up to. This is despite Deshaun being famous, rich, and (at the time) well-loved. He could have walked into any restaurant, bar, or club and had women fawning over him, but, instead, he paid dozens of women to come to his home or secluded locations to "massage" him. That's just weird and creepy. Once again, regardless of his criminality, for a university and football program that places a big emphasis on high morals and upstanding character, is Deshuan representative of that?
Ultimately, l would ask you this: If you had a daughter who was a licensed, in-home PT, and Deshaun asked her to come to his home alone and provide him with physical therapy, would you be okay with her going?
