Jerry Jones sex assault lawsuit will go to trial in 2026, judge decides
Jerry Jones sexual assault case will go to trial
A Dallas County judge is allowing a sexual assault case against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to go to trial next year.
DALLAS COUNTY, Texas - A lawsuit will be allowed to proceed against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after a Dallas County judge denied a request.
Jones was accused in 2020 of sexual assault, and the civil lawsuit has stalled and reopened several times in the years since.
Jerry Jones lawsuit moves forward
FILE - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks over warm ups before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on Dec. 02, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The latest:
A summary judgment request by Jones was denied Thursday by a Dallas County judge, court records say.
The case is now listed as reopened, and will be allowed to proceed to trial by jury.
Sexual assault lawsuit against Jerry Jones allowed to move forward
A lawsuit accusing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of sexual assault was allowed to move forward.
What's next:
The trial is set for July 20, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.
Further requests and judgments could change or prevent the hearing.
Jerry Jones sex assault lawsuit
The backstory:
In 2020, a woman claimed Jones kissed her without consent and groped her at AT&T Stadium during a Cowboys-Giants game in September 2018.
A judge previously dismissed the case when the plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, failed to provide the court with more identifying information.
The lawsuit was then revived on appeal, and in 2023, the Texas Supreme Court allowed it to move forward to trial before the now-denied request.
Jerry Jones sexual assault lawsuit revived by Texas appeals court
A Texas Appeals Court overruled a decision to throw out a lawsuit against Jerry Jones from a woman who claimed the Dallas Cowboys owner "kissed her on the mouth and forcibly grabbed her without her consent."
The plaintiff said there were several witnesses to the incident in the luxury suite where it happened.
Jones' legal team denies the allegations and calls the case frivolous.
The Source: Information in this article came from Dallas County records and previous FOX 4 coverage.