DeMario Jackson Net Worth: How Rich Is 'The Bachelorette' Alum?
KEY POINTS
- Court documents said the two women met DeMario Jackson online
- Jackson allegedly forced the women into having non-consensual sex
- Jackson's attorney said the allegations are "completely unfounded"
Controversial reality star DeMario Jackson, who triggered a misconduct investigation over his behavior on "The Bachelor" franchise, has been accused of sexually assaulting two women he allegedly took out on two separate dates.
In a complaint filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the two women said they went out on dates with Jackson after meeting him online, according to the Los Angeles Times. Both the women further accused him of forcing them to have non-consensual sex at the end of the dates.
Jackson is a former contestant on ABC's "The Bachelorette" and "Bachelor in Paradise." He has a net worth of $450,000, according to IdolNetWort.com.
The latest allegations against Jackson have come five years after the reality TV celebrity became the center of a sexual misconduct scandal on the set of "Bachelor in Paradise." After the scandal, the show's production was shut down. Warner Bros. eventually announced that the inquiry determined there was no occurrence of misconduct.
Less than a year after the scandal, he allegedly went out on a date with one of the two women, who were referred to as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 in court documents.
Jane Doe 1, a 25-year-old from Pittsburgh, said she met Jackson on a dating app, while Jane Doe 2, a 28-year-old from Cleveland, said she began talking with the reality star through social media.
At the end of his date with Jane Doe 1, Jackson allegedly grabbed he while she was exiting the car and kissed her before exposing himself, according to court documents.
The reality star went on to apologize after she told him "his behavior was unacceptable."
A few dates later, an intoxicated Jackson "forcefully sexually assaulted her," the complaint said.
Court documents added Jane Dane 2 met Jackson at his home, where he "forced himself onto Plaintiff despite her demands to stop."
The woman was "frantic and in a state of shock," and said Jackson allegedly confessed he "committed an unconsented" act, according to the filing.
"These women who have come forward with their horror stories of how they were brutally sexually assaulted by Mr. Jackson are the latest brave victims to share their stories of how a powerful male used his celebrity status to manipulate, intimidate and silence them," the plaintiffs' attorney, Keith M. Davidson, said in a statement to PEOPLE. "They, like so many other victims in the #metoo reckoning, will be silent no more. Justice must be served."
In a statement to Los Angeles Times, Jackson's attorney, Walter Mosley, called the allegations "completely unfounded."
"The allegations brought against him are completely unfounded," the statement reads. "As the Plaintiffs' own complaint clearly states, the police, who DeMario fully cooperated with over 3 years ago, found these women's accusations to have no merit and then refused to pursue the matter. In the days to come, we will release the evidence we shared with the police at the time of the alleged incidents. Unfortunately, DeMario and I will have to take up this fight again to clear his name. Like before, we will have [the] same name-clearing result."
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