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Deshaun Watson civil suit total reaches 19, with new allegations of deleted Instagram messages and settlement pursuits

Editor’s note: This story contains an explicit account of alleged sexual misconduct.

Houston attorney Tony Buzbee filed three new civil cases against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson late Sunday night, bringing the total litigation filed to 19 suits, each alleging some type of sexual assault or sexual misconduct during massage sessions.

While the latest suits resemble the pattern of previous filings — each accusing Watson of sexualizing his massage sessions — Buzbee included a vague allegation against the Texans star in the most recent filing, claiming that Watson engaged in “deleting Instagram messages, and contacting those who formally provided him massages, in an attempt to settle.