BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been accused of rape, strangulation and biting by a Utah woman, who claims the police were uncooperative in response to her allegations.

The lawsuit, filed against Retzlaff in Utah on Wednesday and obtained by Daily Mail, claims Provo cops encouraged the woman to remain silent, allegedly teller her: ‘Sexual assault victims never get justice.’

Provo, Utah police have rejected her accusations in a department statement: ‘From everything we have reviewed, this is not true.’

The woman is identified in her lawsuit as Jane Doe A.G. and claims to have suffered emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment, mental distress and anxiety as a result of the alleged rape. She is seeking damages in excess of $300,000 from Retzlaff. 

‘A year and half after the rape and strangulation, Jane Doe A.G. continues to experience extreme post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma symptoms as she works to process what happened and move on,’ the lawsuit states.

Retzlaff’s attorney, Mark Baute, denied the accusations in his own statement.

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been accused of rape, strangulation and biting by a Utah woman, who claims the police were uncooperative

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been accused of rape, strangulation and biting by a Utah woman, who claims the police were uncooperative

‘We look forward to proving that innocence,’ Baute said. ‘Jake’s focus this year will be on football. We don’t try cases in the media, we will respect the process and establish Jake’s innocence through the judicial system.’

The alleged assault is said to have taken place at Retzlaff’s home in November of 2023, when the California native was still a freshman with the Cougars. After connecting on social media a month earlier, the two spent weeks exchanging messages before he allegedly invited her to his home.

The accuser claims she and a friend attended Retzlaff’s home that night, where his friends and teammates were also socializing.

Later, she claims, after her friend went home, she and Retzlaff began to watch a movie and ultimately began kissing.

However, she says she did not want to go any further.

‘Retzlaff began escalating the situation,’ the filing reads, ‘and Jane Doe A.G. tried to de-escalate the situation and attempted to slow things down, trying to pull away, and saying “wait.” She did not want to do anything sexual with him.’

After allegedly telling Retzlaff ‘no’ and trying to leave, Retzlaff grabbed her by the neck and proceeded to rape her, according to the lawsuit.

Her lawsuit states she did not immediately disclose Retzlaff's name to Provo police, but later informed them that it was the BYU quarterback, only to be told victims 'never get justice'

Her lawsuit states she did not immediately disclose Retzlaff’s name to Provo police, but later informed them that it was the BYU quarterback, only to be told victims ‘never get justice’ 

The experience was so painful, Doe claims in her lawsuit, that she actually ‘passed out.’ 

And when she was conscious, Doe ‘remembers tears rolling down her face as she fought to breathe,’ the lawsuit reads.

She went to the hospital two days later, where a rape kit was performed and her injuries were recorded.

Her lawsuit states she did not immediately disclose Retzlaff’s name to Provo police, but later informed them that it was the BYU quarterback. 

‘At some point after speaking to the police, an officer reached out to her asking for the name because someone else filed a complaint against a football player and the police wanted to see if it was the same person,’ the lawsuit said.

‘At that point Jane Doe A.G. shared Retzlaff’s name, and the Provo police then encouraged her not to do anything because, as they claimed, ‘sexual assault victims never get justice.”

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