Lakers Legend Byron Scott Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Schoolgirl In A Janitor’s Closet

The Los Angeles Lakers legend Byron Scott is in some serious legal trouble as he has been accused of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in a janitor’s closet. According to the reports, this happened when he was younger.

It’s mostly the black athletes battling issues of rape accusations during their retirement. Is this an attempt to ruin his hard earned reputation over the years or there’s an iota of truth in there?

The incident happened 38 years ago in a locked janitor’s closet at an exclusive private school in LA. It was the summer of 1987, and Scott was at the school for an event with the Lakers team, according to a verified amended complaint.

The plaintiff, Hayley Dylan, who was 15 at the time, has chosen to reveal her identity rather than remain anonymous.

Shockingly, Scott, now 64, admits that he had sexual contact with the girl but says he thought she was 18.

Scott’s attorney, Linda Bauermeister, told Daily Mail: ‘Our client is devastated by this complaint, a basketball event that took place in 1987.

‘Our client believed the plaintiff to be over 18 and had no idea she would claim otherwise until 35 years later.

‘He respects girls and women, and the claims have blindsided him and his family.’

Scott was married to first wife Anita Scott, 66, whom he divorced in 2014, at the time.

In the lawsuit, the now 53-year-old accuses the NBA superstar of sexual battery, sexual assault, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Dylan also names Campbell Hall School, where she was a student at the time and where the assault allegedly occurred, as a defendant for not protecting her from Scott.

Before the incident, Dylan was a young girl who ‘loved school’ and had ‘never kissed a boy.’

Afterwards, her ‘innocence was shattered, and her life forever altered,’ according to the complaint.

The 20-page lawsuit details how Scott, who was 26 at the time, allegedly forced himself on the girl after escorting her into an area of the school’s gymnasium away from other adults.

Dylan was taking a math summer class at the school during the same time several Lakers players were filming an instructional basketball video in the gym and then also met with students, parents and faculty members.

During a break in filming, staff and parents were with the players until being asked to leave the gym as taping was about to resume.

But then, the complaint claims, Scott pointed to Dylan and told production staff: ‘She can stay.’

It’s yet another wild rape accusations against a retired black athlete and sometimes, I wonder when will all these sexual assault accusations against black athletes will end. Well, Byron Scott’s lawyers have a lot of work to do to get him out of this mess!

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