Deshaun Watson’s 1st accuser Ashley Solis breaks down & says she shakes when she recalls how he ‘assaulted her’
THE FIRST woman to accuse Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault identified herself on Tuesday as massage therapist Ashley Solis.
During a press conference in Texas, Solis tearfully said that she shakes when she recalls the “terrible things” that Watson is capable of after he “assaulted her.”
Solis claims she now can’t touch a patient without shaking, and revealed that images of Watson flash across her mind during sessions with other patients.
“I am survivor of assault and harassment, Deshaun Watson is my assaulter and my harasser,” Solis said, adding that she has struggled through panic attacks, anxiety, depression.
“I replay the incident over and over in my head as if I’m trying to wake up for some horrible nightmare — only that nightmare is real.
“He assaulted me at my home doing what I love most, massage therapy,” she claimed.
She spoke alonsgide attorney Tony Buzbee who revealed another of Watson’s accusers to be Lauren Baxley.
She did not attend the conference but wrote a strong letter which was read out.
“Every boundary, from professional and therapeutic to sexual and degrading, you crossed or attempted to cross,” Baxley wrote
Solis was the very first woman to anonymously file a sexual misconduct lawsuit against Watson three weeks ago.
Formerly known as Jane Doe #1, she claims the assault took place in her home during a massage therapy session in March 2020.
She said that she first filed the lawsuit under an alias as she feared backlash but now felt empowered to come forward.
“Some days I feel like a hero, other days I feel like a failure,” Solis said.
“I can no longer practice the profession I love the most without shaking…I hope he knew how heartbreaking that is to me,” she continued.
“I got into massage therapy to heal people. To heal their minds and bodies. To bring peace to their souls. Deshaun Watson has robbed me of that.”
Solis said that her father was once a “diehard Texans fan” but “can no longer mention his name without turning red.”
“We were all deceived into thinking Deshaun Watson was a good guy and unfortunately we know that good guys can do terrible things,” she alleged.
Solis added that she hopes Watson “knows how much pain he’s inflicted on me physically and emotionally.”
She hit out at Watson after he denied the allegations and said she would “not let him win.”
“He needs to be held accountable for his actions,” said Solis.
“I will not let Deshaun Watson define who I am.”
Watson denies claims of sexual assault after 22 women filed lawsuits against him in the past month.
He claims to have turned down settlement demands from early accusers.
Last week, the Texans star issued a statement from 18 female massage therapists which claimed that he has never placed them in an uncomfortable position and is a respectful client.
All of Watson’s accusers apart from Solis and Baxley continue to use an alias.
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Attorney Buzbee, who represents all 22 women, said she and another accuser have spoken to the police but did not confirm what agency.
He claimed that some of the women were asked to sign an NDA before or after meeting the NFL star.
Houston PD has confirmed that an investigation is underway but no charges have been filed.