Xavien Howard accused of sending sexually explicit photo to minor, court records say

A court docket submitting alleges former Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard despatched a sexually express photograph of a girl to her underage son “for the aim of manipulation and/or revenge.”

The movement, filed Thursday in Broward (Fla.) Circuit Courtroom, seeks so as to add the boy to a girl’s lawsuit who alleged, in a separate incident, that Howard recorded and distributed sexual movies involving the 2 of them to a 3rd social gathering with out her consent.

In accordance with the court docket paperwork, Howard was sexually concerned with the boy’s mom. After the boy’s mom grew to become pregnant, Howard demanded that she have an abortion, the lawsuit alleges. When she refused, Howard texted a sexually express photograph of the 2 of them to the boy in September 2022, in line with the submitting.

The boy, known as “John Doe” within the submitting, was a minor when he obtained the photograph, however is now of the age of majority, per the go well with. His mom deleted the photograph from his telephone, however he accessed it through his iCloud account, in line with the lawsuit.

The brand new allegation follows a lawsuit filed by a girl on Could 23, 2023, named “Jane Doe,” in court docket paperwork. The movement Thursday asks for the boy to be added to the lawsuit as a result of his claims “allege the same sample of conduct.” The lady who filed the preliminary lawsuit and the boy should not associated, per court docket paperwork.

“Mr. Howard denies the claims and appears ahead to prevailing in a court docket of regulation,” mentioned GrayRobinson lawyer Ted Craig on behalf of Howard.

Howard and the girl (Jane Doe) started a sexual relationship in 2022, which resulted in July 2022, per the lawsuit. Round Sept. 25, 2022, the girl allegedly obtained sexually express movies from one other lady through Instagram, which confirmed her having sexual activity with Howard, per the grievance.

The lady’s attorneys submitted a stop and desist letter to Howard in October 2022. In April 2023, after the stop and desist letter was despatched, the girl obtained “sexually express photographs and movies of nude girls” from a girl that Howard had not too long ago despatched to her, per the grievance. Jane Doe was in one of many photographs, in line with the lawsuit, taken and distributed with out “her information or consent.”

Each Jane Doe and John Doe are in search of judgments for damages in extra of $50,000 for intentional infliction of emotional misery. Moreover, Jane Doe is suing Howard for intrusion of privateness and sexual harassment and has additionally requested for an injunction to make sure that Howard doesn’t disseminate any extra movies or photographs that have been taken with out her consent.

Howard, 30, was a second-round decide of the Dolphins in 2016. He spent eight seasons with the Dolphins, earlier than the crew launched Howard in March. He’s at the moment a free agent. A four-time Professional Bowler, Howard had 45 tackles and one interception in 2023.

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