Le’Veon Bell is reportedly denying allegations that he raped his cousin for around a decade – starting when she was just a child.
That is despite a jury ordering that the woman receive damages totaling $25million from Bell and another $11.05 from his brother La’Vonte, according to court documents.
Both La’Vonte and the former running back are accused of starting nonconsensual ‘incestual relations’ with her when she was just six to seven years old.
According to a lawsuit filed in Ohio last March, Jada Bell is eight years younger than 33-year-old Bell, who played for the Jets, Steelers, Chiefs, Ravens and Buccaneers before becoming a boxer.
In October 2024, a judge issued a default judgment in Jada’s favor after the defendants ‘failed to move, plead, or otherwise appear in this action.’
‘Thus,’ the judgment continued, ‘liability is hereby established as to all counts of the Complaint.’ The case was sent to jury trial to determine damages. But Bell’s attorney told TMZ that the default judgement in the case is ‘bogus’.
Le’Veon Bell is reportedly denying allegations that he abused his cousin for around a decade
He played for the Jets, Steelers, Chiefs, Ravens and Buccaneers before becoming a boxer
Bell (right) appeared at a Donald Trump election rally alongside Antonio Brown (left)
Bell’s brother La’Vonte (R) is also accused of ‘assault, battery and childhood sexual abuse’
‘Both defendants engaged in ongoing incestual relations with the Plaintiff beginning when Plaintiff was just six to seven years old,’ the complaint reads.
‘These incestual relations continued through at least 2017,’ with Bell accused of continuously ‘engaging in these encounters’ during ‘his college years and beyond’.
It’s said that the former running back – who appeared at a Donald Trump rally ahead of last year’s election – ‘often used slang terms to instruct the minor child as to which incestual acts he wished for her to perform… for instance, he termed oral sex “fire”.’
The complaint continues: ‘None of these encounters were consensual and they happened with such frequency as to habitualize Plaintiff to the abuse’.
Jada is said to have suffered ‘extreme and ongoing mental anguish and distress as a result of the incestual sexual relations forced upon her by the Defendants.’
‘The mental injuries inflicted upon her as a result of Defendants’ actions have had immense negative effect on her interpersonal relationships and day-to-day life.’
The jury ruled that the former NFL star award Jada $20m in relation to the ‘assault, battery, and childhood sexual abuse claim’, as well as legal fees and another $5m in punitive damages.
La’Vonte Bell, meanwhile, was ordered to pay $11m in ‘compensatory damages’ related to the ‘assault, battery and childhood sexual abuse claim’. The jury also found that he should be pay the Plaintiff’s legal fees and $50,000 in ‘punitive damages’.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Bell’s attorney for comment.
