New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been accused of rape in a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles, court filings showed on Friday.

A filing made in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday by a woman identified as Jane Doe said the former No.1 NBA draft pick Williamson raped her at a Beverly Hills apartment on two occasions in 2020.

"These two incidents were not isolated," the lawsuit states. "Defendant continued to abuse, rape, assault, and batter Plaintiff in California and other states, including Louisiana and Texas, until the relationship ended in 2023."

The accuser is seeking damages for assault, sexual battery, domestic violence, burglary, stalking and false imprisonment.

Williamson's attorneys said in a statement emailed to AFP the allegations were "categorically false and r

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