Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is facing allegations of sexual assault by a Kansas City-area restaurant owner.
Mahomes allegedly "forcibly kissed" Aspen Vaughn, the 40-year-old owner of Aspens Restaurant and Lounge in Overland Park, in an incident that took place on Feb. 25, according to Mike Hendricks of the Kansas City Star. Mahomes is also facing a second allegation of shoving a 19-year-old waiter multiple times. Police are investigating both claims and are evaluating surveillance video.
Vaughn said Mahomes had grabbed her by the throat and kissed her twice in her office, leaving a faint bruise on her neck. She said Mahomes had asked to speak to her privately in the office regarding the earlier shoving incident, and that she "believes he was intoxicated."
“He forcibly kissed me out of nowhere,” Vaughn said, via Hendricks, “and I’m telling him, pushing him off saying, ‘what are you doing?’ and then he proceeded to do it two more times where the last time I was pushing him off and I can see on the cameras that somebody was outside the office door and I was yelling for them to come help because he’s big and massive.”
Vaughn said that Mahomes is a regular at the restaurant, but that this is not the first time his presence has caused problems.
Mahomes' attorney Brandan Davies released the following statement, via Hendricks:
“Jackson has done nothing wrong. Our investigation has revealed substantial evidence refuting the claims of Jackson’s accuser including the statements of several witnesses. We have reached out to law enforcement to provide the fruit of our investigation so that they may have a complete picture of the matter.”
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