Jessica SchreifelsThe woman who accused former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff of sexual assault in a lawsuit last year is asking a judge to intervene after she says Retzlaff missed a settlement payment he previously agreed to in order to see the case dismissed.
Identified only as Jane Doe A.G., the woman’s lawsuit was dismissed last June after the two reached the settlement. The details weren’t made public at the time.
But in a new Monday filing, her lawyers indicate that Retzlaff agreed in a contract to make two payments to her. He made the first, the attorneys wrote, but the second was due July 3.
“Retzlaff has not paid,” the filing reads, “and is in material breach of the Settlement Agreement.”
The exact dollar amounts for each payment were redacted in the Monday filing. Retzlaff’s attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In the latest filing, Jane Doe A.G.’s attorneys attached copies of emails they say they’ve sent to Retzlaff’s lawyers reminding them of the second payment coming due, and again requesting it after the July 3 date passed.
But they say Retzlaff has not communicated with them or asked for an extension. They’ve asked a judge to order that Retzlaff pay the rest of the settlement he agreed to.
In the lawsuit, A.G. accused Retzlaff of sexually assaulting her at his Provo home in November 2023. The woman went to police days after the alleged assault, according to the lawsuit, but did not initially identify Retzlaff as her alleged assailant.
Through his attorney, Retzlaff has denied the sexual assault allegations. In a legal response, he said that he had consensual sex with the woman.
Retzlaff withdrew from BYU last July, after he was faced with a seven-game suspension from the university for violating the Honor Code. BYU, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has a strict Honor Code that prohibits, among other things, premarital sex. The school instructs students to “live a chaste and virtuous life.”
He transferred to Tulane University, where he played last season.
Jessica Schreifels, formerly Jessica Miller, is an investigative reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2011. She was part of the team that won a 2017 Pulitzer Prize. She has collaborated with several national outlets for investigative projects, including FRONTLINE, American Public Media and ProPublica.