Toulon
Do I think he perhaps did rape the victim coming out with the lawsuit? Possibly.
Do I find it interesting that despite the alleged incidents in June of 2017 that led her to terminate her services with him, that she decided to continue her services with him several months later? Indeed I do.
Unfortunately for him, his recent history of behavior doesn't exactly support his plea of innocence. I seriously doubt this will go to court. A nice settlement is probably already in the works. But that's obviously mere speculation on my part.
Do I think the Pats were blindsided by this? Absolutely. And that is surprising to me, considering that they generally dot and cross most of their i's and t's before taking action. But now they're stuck. Something tells me Belichick isn't as thrilled with their decision as he was just a few days ago.