BYU Quarterback Retzlaff accused of raping and strangling woman

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According to the filing, Retzlaff met the woman, who filed under "Jane Doe A.G.," on social media that same year. They communicated online for a while before officially meeting at Retzlaff's home.

Jane Doe alleges that Retzlaff began kissing her and attempted to take things further, an advance Doe resisted. The lawsuit claims, however, that “Retzlaff began escalating the situation.” Per KSL, Doe alleges that after she requested Retzlaff stop the unwanted touching, he became more aggressive, "pinching her hard."

"(The woman) wanted to leave, but was scared and felt like she could not get away," the lawsuit alleges.

The complaint further alleges, according to PEOPLE, that Retzlaff began forcing himself on her and forced her to perform oral sex acts on him.

“It hurt so bad and caused so much pain that Jane Doe A.G. passed out,” the complaint reads.

The horrific claims don't end there, though. According to the filing, Retzlaff allegedly raped Doe while placing "his hands around her neck."

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Later, Doe alleges that after Retzlaff fell asleep, she "grabbed her clothes and her phone and ran."

Doe eventually went to a local hospital, where a rape kit was performed and pictures of the "cut on her lip and the bruises around her neck and on her inner thighs" were taken.

Later, Doe says Provo police reached out to her because there was another complaint against a football player. However, after revealing Retzlaff's name, she claims she was discouraged from speaking out.

"At that point Jane Doe A.G. shared Retzlaff's name, and the Provo police then encouraged her not to do anything because, as they claimed, 'sexual assault victims never get justice,'" per ESPN.

The Provo Police Department issued a statement in response to Doe’s allegations, stating her claims were “not true” and that she was “given several opportunities to identify her abuser” but chose not to, causing law enforcement to close the case.

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"I have met him, and he is a nice young man. He is also factually innocent, and we look forward to proving that innocence. Jake's focus this year will be on football. We don't try cases in the media. We will respect the process and establish Jake's innocence through the judicial system," Baute said.

The university also released a statement, explaining that they take "any allegation very seriously."

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