Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones finally broke his silence over the voyeurism scandal that led to a massive settlement with the team's cheerleaders.
To recall, the Cowboys agreed to pay a confidential settlement of $2.4 million after four members of its cheerleading squad accused a team exec of voyeurism. Richard Dalrymple, the franchise’s vice president of public relations and communications at the time, was accused of recording the women while they were changing their clothes during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium.
Now, speaking with NBC5 on Friday, Jones addressed the issue and highlighted how they take such “allegations very seriously.” He also shared how vital the cheerleaders are to the team, as they remain an iconic part of the organization:
“We immediately began to look-see, an investigation into the situation. I can assure you that had we found that it need be, there would have been firings or there would have been suspensions. As it turns out, in the best interest of our cheerleaders, and the best interest of the organization, in the best interest of our fans, what we decided to do was show the cheerleaders how seriously we took these allegations and we wanted them to know that we were real serious and so the settlement was the way to go,” Jones explained.
While it would have been interesting to know the results of the investigation, Jerry Jones clearly believes the Cowboys have done the right thing in the settlement with the cheerleaders.
Since the settlement is confidential, the cheerleaders and Cowboys officials are not allowed to speak any further about the allegations. For what it's worth, four cheerleaders who raised the concerns were paid $399,523.27 each in the settlement.
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