Roethlisberger's Nevada accuser says settlement offer is off

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There's a new twist to the accusations of sexual assault against Ben Roethlisberger. The first woman to accuse the Steelers quarterback has said through her attorney that she's no longer willing to settle her civil suit under previously offered conditions.

Reno attorney Calvin R.X. Dunlap told Dan Majors of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The deadline for that has passed." Dunlap represents a 32-year-old woman who claims Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at the Harrah's Lake Tahoe resort in 2008.

The settlement offer was made in September, one month after the woman filed her case. It asked that Roethlisberger admit the allegation was true, write a letter of apology and make a $100,000 donation to a Reno group that aids abused women.

The lawsuit is stalled as the Nevada Supreme Court considers a change-of-venue appeal by Roethlisberger that asks to move the case from Reno to Lake Tahoe.

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1. Blood in the water.

Figures.

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2. A kick for Andrea McNulty n/t