'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Dwight Howard is subject to a civil lawsuit filed by a man named Stephen Harper who has accused the former NBA center of sexually assaulting him. This has led to many fans speculating about Howard's personal life. This week, Howard has been accused of pedophilia by a familiar name.
In 2018, a man named Masin Elije alleged he was in a relationship with Howard. Howard allegedly paid Elije hush money to keep the situation quiet.
In Elije's lawsuit against Howard, he alleged that both the three-time Defensive Player of the Year and his pastor threatened him. Elije also accused Howard of forcing him to sign a non-disclosure agreement to keep things quiet.
Now, Elije has reposted some more accusations on social media that allege that Howard flew in three 17-year-old girls to Houston from Orlando. In the post making the allegations, a photo shows Howard interacting with young girls.
"He actually flew 3 17-year-old girls here to Houston from Orlando during the rockets training camp. I know y'all didn't forget that day on Twitter," the post was captioned.
Looking at allegations made against Dwight Howard by a 16-year-old girl in 2014
This isn't the first time Howard has been accused of interacting with teenage girls.
In 2014, a 16-year-old girl who went by the name of Deborah/Debbie alleged via Twitter that she was romantically involved with Howard. She claimed the NBA star flew her out several times despite having a girlfriend.
She also alleged that Howard called her his "princess." However, she didn't clarify whether their relationship was sexual. Despite that, in since-deleted Tweets, the girl alleged that Howard "broke her heart" and "cheated."
It's important to note that the suit filed by Harper is civil, meaning that Howard isn't facing any jail time. Despite that, the negative publicity from such an accusation could be enough to deter teams from signing him, depending on how things play out.
