Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Wisconsin starting safety Kamo'i Latu have agreed to a settlement in a civil lawsuit that stems from sexual assault allegations that date back to Oct. 27, 2018 while they both were in high school at St. Louis High School in Honolulu.
The lawsuit was filed back in December of 2021 by the woman, who claimed that de Laura and Latu raped her after the ILH championship game. The two players were charged with second-degree sexual assault and pleaded guilty. Due to the fact that all parties in the case were minors and the case was handled by the juvenile court.
It is unclear what the payment of the settlement will be for de Laura at this time according to Honolulu News Now, who broke the news of the settlement late Wednesday afternoon.
De Laura is projected to be the starting quarterback for the Wildcats this upcoming fall.
UPDATE (5/5)
Friday afternoon, Arizona released a statement regarding the situation: “In the fall of 2022 after a civil complaint was filed against football student-athlete Jayden de Laura, the University of Arizona first became aware of a 2018 incident involving de Laura which occurred while he was in high school in Hawaii. After reviewing the matter, the determination was made to allow de Laura to continue as a student-athlete and his status remains unchanged.”
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