Former NFL cornerback Gareon Conley released a statement Monday announcing that a jury ruled in his favor Thursday regarding a civil case stemming from an allegation of sexual assault in 2017:
Gareon ConleyNovember 17, 2022 my name was cleared even though it was always clear in my mind! ud83dude4fud83cudffe please share! <a href="https://t.co/yAPrRvnYZd">pic.twitter.com/yAPrRvnYZd</a>
He said he was "falsely accused of sexually assaulting a young woman" and provided DNA samples and passed a polygraph test while cooperating with the police during the investigation.
After a grand jury declined to indict Conley on criminal charges in 2017, the woman filed a civil lawsuit in 2018 for assault and battery, and he countersued her alleging malicious prosecution.