if there was really any legitimacy to the claim, wouldn’t the woman have gone after Ben? think about it. guy has $100m contract. you think if she was really violated, she wouldn’t have come after him? he accepted the suspension cause he had no choice. He didn’ thave to clear his name of anything cause he wasn’t charged with anything. It was the appearance of impropriety (being out in a college town drinking).
You could be right. Ben could have been just acting goofy and the thing got blown out of proportion because he’s a celebrity. Such things happen.
But I’d bet otherwise (and I’ve been wrong before). IMHO, the League would not hand out a major suspension for simple goofyness.
And, I’d bet that the reason the woman let it drop - not even a civil case - is that a large amount of money changed hands.