Overview

• On June 28, Retzlaff’s attorneys filed a response in Utah’s Third Judicial District Court denying every allegation of rape, strangulation and biting and insisting the encounter was consensual.
• The filing portrays the civil suit as an extortion attempt linked to Retzlaff’s emerging status as an NFL draft prospect.
• Both the complaint and Retzlaff’s response agree the parties met via social media and spent an evening playing video games and watching a movie at his Provo apartment in November 2023.
• The plaintiff underwent a rape kit examination and reported the incident to the Provo Police Department days after the alleged assault but initially withheld Retzlaff’s identity.
• Retzlaff faces no criminal charges and now awaits a BYU Honor Code ruling that could affect his eligibility for the 2025 season.