Diggs Accuser Seeks Venue Change From Commanders Country

The man at the center of a sexual battery lawsuit against NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs is asking a judge to relocate the case, arguing that a jury drawn from the Washington Commanders' home region could be stacked with fans and employees who have a stake in the star player's continued success.

Christopher Griffith filed court documents requesting that the ongoing lawsuit against Diggs be moved to a courthouse further away from the Commanders stadium in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to TMZ.com. The motion was filed on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, and the judge has yet to rule.

Diggs signed with the Commanders in August and scored a touchdown in the team's Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, a detail Griffith's filing cites as evidence of the player's high profile in the community.

In the motion, Griffith contends that the jury pool would include a significant number of Commanders season-ticket holders, stadium employees, and fans who hold a rooting or possibly financial interest in Diggs remaining a player in good standing with the franchise. He argues that this connection matters because jurors will be tasked with determining whether his claims that Diggs drugged and sexually battered him are true or fabricated.

Griffith wrote in the filing that he fears the "ordinary tendency to extend the benefit of the doubt to a hometown figure who success one has some stake in, particularly against an accusation that would damage a season the local team and its fans have invested in," according to TMZ.com.

The legal dispute dates back to a 2023 incident at Diggs' Maryland home. As TMZ first reported, Diggs sued Griffith for defamation, claiming Griffith fabricated allegations that he was sexually assaulted at the residence. Griffith countersued, accusing Diggs of drugging him, masturbating in front of him, and then having him beaten by others to keep quiet about the alleged advances.

The venue request now rests with the court. If granted, the case would move to a jurisdiction outside the immediate orbit of the Commanders' fan base, a shift that could reshape jury selection in a dispute where the credibility of both men is central.