Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been accused of physically and sexually assaulting the mother of his three-year-old son while under the influence of crystal meth, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Texas on Wednesday. 

The lawsuit, which was filed in Harris County District Court, is in addition to the criminal charge Ward faces following a June 12 arrest on a felony domestic violence charge. He was accused of choking Cristy West, with whom he was in a long-term relationship. 

Ward, 34, was also arrested earlier this month for testing positive for alcohol, which was a violation of his bond. 

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The civil suit, in which West is being represented by Tony Buzbee, is seeking more than $20 million in damages. Buzbee has represented victims in many high-profile sexual assault and domestic violence cases. 

In the suit, Ward is accused of forcing his way into West’s home in the early hours of June 12. West alleged that Ward was showing "erratic and aggressive" behavior, and she believed he was under the influence. 

"On that night, she suspected he was under the influence of methamphetamines, specifically, crystal meth," the lawsuit read. 

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The suit also alleged that Ward threatened to kill West on multiple occasions, while slapping and choking her, as well as her being "dragged" into a bedroom.

Due to the alleged altercation, their son woke up and West tried to calm him down. West then alleged that Ward demanded she perform a sexual act on him, and she did so out of fear for her life. Then, the suit stated that West ran out of her home with her son while "naked and visibly injured" after Ward went looking for her cell phone after accusing her of talking to other men. West called 911, and Ward was arrested. 

The suit also alleged a previous incident occurred where Ward "lured West" to his Houston home "under the pretense of giving her money for their son’s karate lessons" on April 25. 

Ward allegedly told West she had to enter the home, and then into his bedroom, where he grabbed her and demanded a sexual act. West allegedly "resisted, screamed, and managed to leave."

Steve Jackson, Ward’s attorney, told KPRC 2 that this lawsuit was previously filed in Montgomery County and was dismissed. 

"This is the same civil lawsuit that was filed against Mr. Ward by other attorneys who also previously tried and failed in a jury trial to prove that Jimmie was married to Ms. West. It is our intention at this time to focus on the criminal allegations and the upcoming grand jury hearing in hopes of this matter being dismissed."

Ward is at Texans training camp, but he is still recovering from foot surgery he underwent during the offseason. He has been on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list since the start of training camp. 

Ward is heading into his third season with the Texans, who named him a defensive captain last year. He totaled 48 combined tackles, two interceptions and one returned for a touchdown during the 2024 season.  

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Tennis great Serena Williams has opened up about her incredible weight-loss journey, revealing that she lost 31 pounds with the help of a GLP-1 medication. 

The 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed in interviews with People magazine and "Today" that she turned to a GLP-1 medication after struggling with her health following the birth of her second daughter.  

"In particular after having my second kid, I was never able to be at a healthy weight that I could be at, whether it was my joints or blood sugar levels. It was just always something I suffered with and a lot of women actually go through this," Williams said during an appearance on "Today" Thursday. 

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Williams, 43, said that despite being a trained athlete, she struggled to lose weight regardless of how active she was. She said it began to take a toll on her joints. 

"No matter what I did — running, walking, I would walk for hours because they say that's good, I literally was playing a professional sport — and I could never go back to where I needed to be for my health. Then, after my second kid, it just even got harder. So then I was like, OK, I have to try something different."

Williams said she decided to be open about her journey in order to destigmatize the use of GLP-1 medication for weight loss.  

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"A misconception is that it's a shortcut," she told "Today." "As an athlete and as someone that has done everything, I just couldn't get my weight to where I needed to be at a healthy place — and believe me, I don't take shortcuts."

Williams told People magazine separately that despite her new look, her confidence level has never wavered. Her decision to make a change was based on something entirely different. 

"I've never felt that pressure to maintain a certain appearance," she said. "I always felt comfortable at any size, whether I was a lot heavier or not. I do feel like my body didn't like me at that weight. I had pain in my joints and pain in different areas just because of the extra weight that I'm not used to carrying since I had children."

"But the size I was before, there was nothing wrong with it. It's just not what I wanted to have. I just knew that I wanted to be where I personally felt comfortable."

GLP-1s, also known as GLP-1 agonists, are a type of drug that mimics a natural hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 that helps to regulate blood sugar levels.

Fox News Digital’s Angelica Stabile contributed to this report. 

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