The Dallas Cowboys paid a total of 2.4 million dollars to four members of their iconic cheerleading team after the cheerleaders accused several of the senior team of voyeurism. The voyeurism started in the cheerleaders’ locker room as they were undressing during an event back in 2015 at the AT&T Stadium.

Each of the four women received a total of $399,523.27 after the incidents happened. 

According to ESPN reporter Don Van Natta Jr. “Richard Dalrymple, the Cowboys’ longtime senior vice president for public relations and communications, standing behind a partial wall in their locker room with his iPhone extended toward them while they were changing their clothes, according to several people with knowledge of the events and letters later sent by attorneys for the cheerleaders to the team. Dalrymple gained entry to the back door of the cheerleaders’ locked dressing room by using a security key card” he expressed.

Although the case was settled and the four cheerleaders were paid, Richard Dalrymple, the retired Dallas Cowboys team’s executive and a longtime senior VP of public relations and communications, stated the accusations were false. 

“People who know me, co-workers, the media and colleagues, know who I am and what I’m about,” Dalrymple said in the statement. “I understand the very serious nature of these claims and do not take them lightly. The accusations are, however, false. One was accidental and the other simply did not happen. Everything that was alleged was thoroughly investigated years ago, and I cooperated fully.”

Regardless of whether this is true or false this situation was kept under the shadows. This is a very serious problem but was taken lightly. It’s like giving a dog a bone. Take it and shut up.