Woman punched by Joe Mixon sues Oklahoma RB

Mixon had 753 rushing yards and 356 receiving yards in 2015 (Getty).

 

Amelia Molitor, the woman punched by Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon in a Norman, Oklahoma, restaurant, has filed a civil suit against Mixon.

Mixon missed the 2014 season after the July 2014 incident and entered an Alford plea as part of the charges brought against him. Surveillance video of the punch was never publicly released, but media members who saw the video in a showing said it was graphic and gruesome. Mixon punched Molitor so hard that she had broken facial bones and hit her head on the edge of a table after the punch.

The punch came as part of an argument between the two and Molitor slapped Mixon before the punch happened.

From the Tulsa World:

Molitor, an OU student, filed a complaint on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit seeks damages for negligence, willful and wonton misconduct, intentional infliction of emotional distress and punitive damages. The lawsuit didn’t specify an amount pursued by Molitor.

The filing was made in California because Mixon’s permanent residence of Oakley, California, is located in Contra Costa County, according to the lawsuit.

The World also notes the filing comes right before the two-year statute of limitations deadline regarding the incident. Mixon punched Molitor on July 25, 2014.

Mixon, a former five-star recruit, was a key contributor to Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff season in 2015 and faced questions about the incident at Orange Bowl media days. He didn’t answer any “non-football” questions during the session because of the threat of a looming civil suit from Molitor.

Mixon will once again team with Samaje Perine in Oklahoma’s backfield in 2016. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Mixon has met all of the school’s expectations since his suspension for the 2014 season.

“He’s met high standards. Continues to have to meet high standards to remain a part of the football team, but he has done so all along,” Stoops said.

“So everybody has different measures of what’s enough punishment and what is not. In the end, we felt, myself along with our administration, that this was the right punishment and he’s met all the conditions we put in front of him and he was removed for a full season.”