Jerry Jones sexual assault lawsuit revived after being dismissed

A sexual assault lawsuit against Jerry Jones that had previously been dismissed has been revived.

The Dallas Morning News reported that an appellate court in Texas ruled Monday that the suit should proceed. In February, the case had been dismissed by the Dallas County district court.

“We always knew we were going to win because the law was on our side,” the plaintiff’s attorney, Daniel Bowers, told the Dallas Morning News. “A victim’s finally going to get her day in court and that’s very important.”

The suit, which was originally filed in 2020 and alleged that an incident occurred at the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in 2018, claims that the Cowboys owner “kissed her on the mouth and forcibly grabbed her without her consent.”

The Cowboys are also defendants in the lawsuit, which claims the organization “knew or should have known of Jones’s misconduct.” The NFL was listed as a defendant in the original suit but is not named in the appeal.

Jones’ attorney did not immediately respond to a voicemail from the outlet.

In his response to the filing in court, Jones said that the allegations were “malicious and hurtful.”

The accuser goes by the initials J.G.; her identity is not otherwise known. In the suit, she claimed that she suffered “severe emotional distress” and “psychological pain and suffering.” She also said that she incurred medical expenses.

The suit was originally dismissed after a judge said that the plaintiff had a special exemptions order with which she failed to comply. Conversely, the appellate court said that the accuser “made a good faith attempt to amend her pleadings in response to the court’s special exceptions order …” and that “… the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing appellant’s claims.”

Jones is also facing a paternity suit from a woman named Alexandra Davis, who says she is his daughter. In December, Jones was ordered by a judge to take a paternity test.

On the Cowboys front, Jones announced earlier this offseason that Mike McCarthy will return for a fourth season as head coach despite a “sickening” 19-12 first-round playoff loss to the 49ers.