JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A circuit court judge in Florida dismissed a lawsuit filed by two women against former Jacksonville kicker Brandon McManus and the Jaguars that accused McManus of sexually assaulting them on the team’s overseas trip to London in 2023, according to court documents obtained by ESPN.
Judge Michael S. Sharrit granted a motion from McManus’ attorney Tuesday by ruling that per Florida law the two women’s use of pseudonyms — Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II — does not meet “exceptional case” criteria required to warrant party anonymity. Sharrit also wrote that “fairness requires Plaintiffs be prepared to stand behind their charges publicly in the same way Defendant McManus must openly refute them.”
The ruling gave the two women 10 days to file an amended complaint using proper name identification, which the attorney for the two women said they would do.
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