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- In 2015, a senior
Cowboys executive

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was accused of voyeurism,
including spying

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on four Dallas cheerleaders
in their locker room

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while they were undressing.

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Multiple sources tell ESPN
that at a kickoff luncheon

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on September 2 of that year,
Richard Dalrymple, the Cowboys'

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longtime senior vice
president of public relations,

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was seen by a
cheerleader standing

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behind a partial wall
inside their locker room

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at AT&T stadium.

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The cheerleader accused
him of pointing his iPhone

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horizontally at
the women as they

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were changing out of
their unmistakable

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blue-and-white uniforms.

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Documents obtained by ESPN show
that in 2016, team owner Jerry

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Jones paid the four
cheerleaders and their lawyers

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a $2.4 million
confidential settlement.

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As part of the agreement,
the cheerleaders

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promise to keep quiet
about the alleged incident.

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Three people with
knowledge of the situation

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told ESPN shortly after
the alleged incident,

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a Cowboys security
guard wanted to report

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the allegation to the police.

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But law enforcement
was never called.

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A team representative said the
security guard never mentioned

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wanting to call the
police in his interview

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with human resources
later that day.

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According to the
sources, team officials

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urged the four cheerleaders
to report the incident

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to the team's HR department.

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And they did, but they were
unsatisfied with the resulting

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investigation.

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A separate allegation
involving Dalrymple centers

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around the April 15 NFL draft.

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ESPN has obtained a sworn
affidavit by a Cowboys fan who

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claimed while watching a live
video stream of the team's

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draft war room, he noticed
Dalrymple repeatedly using

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his phone to take what he
called upskirt photographs

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of Charlotte Jones
Anderson, a Cowboys

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executive vice president
and Jerry Jones's daughter.

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The fan's affidavit was
presented to the Cowboys

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by lawyers representing
the cheerleaders.

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And within several weeks, the
Cowboys settled with them.

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ESPN was not able
to obtain a copy

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or view the war room
video in question.

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A Cowboys
representative told ESPN

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the team had been aware
of that allegation

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prior to the affidavit
being presented

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by the cheerleaders' lawyers.

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The team says it
thoroughly investigated

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both alleged incidents,
including an examination

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of Dalrymple's phone.

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The team representative
said, "The organization

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took these allegations
extremely seriously.

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The investigation was
handled consistent with best

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legal and HR practices.

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And the investigation found
no evidence of wrongdoing."

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The team representative said a
disciplinary letter was placed

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in Dalrymple's personnel file.

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But the Cowboys
declined to release

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that letter or any
details resulting

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from its investigation.

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Team owner Jerry Jones
also declined to comment.

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A Cowboys representative
says Dalrymple told the team

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he entered the locked
cheerleaders' dressing room

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with his security key card
only to use the bathroom

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and left as soon as he
realized someone was there.

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In a statement to
ESPN, Dalrymple

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says, "I understand the very
serious nature of these claims

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and do not take them lightly.

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The accusations
are, however, false.

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One was accidental, and the
other simply did not happen."

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Dalrymple was employed with the
Cowboys for the last 32 years.

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However, he announced
his immediate retirement

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on February 2.

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He told ESPN, "This had nothing
to do with my retirement

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from a long and
fulfilling career.

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And I was only contacted
about this story

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after I had retired."

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