07/03/2009

Associated Press

Seattle Sounders forward Nate Jaqua has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault on a University of Oregon student in 2007.

The lawsuit, which seeks more than $10 million in damages, also names Major League Soccer, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo. It was filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

Jaqua's attorney says that his client denies the allegations and has never been contacted by the plaintiff, her lawyer, the police or prosecutors in connection with the alleged assault.

The plaintiff, who played soccer for the Ducks, alleges Jaqua sexually assaulted her on July 1, 2007, as she walked home from a night out with friends at a Eugene bar.