((HT: OC Register/Townsend))
Restaurateur and former L.A. Rams kicker Tony Zendejas has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for $2 million after he was acquitted of rape charges.
The suit claims that the sheriff's department had Zendejas, 48, of Yorba Linda charged with several rape counts without foundation, which was the culmination of seven years of harassment and deprivation of civil rights by the department.
The suit alleges that sheriff's deputies, specifically Dept. Don Nelson, falsely listed Zendejas Restaurant in San Dimas as the origin of significant criminal activity, which could have caused the former athlete to lose his licenses for the business from 2001 through 2008.
L.A. County Sheriff's Sgt. Davis Infante said the department has not yet seen the lawsuit and offered no comment.
Zendejas claims the deputies listed his restaurants' address on crime reports in place of addresses of surrounding restaurants where the crimes happened, wrote illegal parking tickets against Zendejas Restaurant customers, and participated in an off-duty bar brawl at the restaurant, destroying furniture, according to the suit.
A female restaurant customer accused Zendejas of drugging and raping her in January of 2008, and Zendejas was acquitted in March of this year, said his attorney, Tim Younger.
Zendejas retired from professional football in 1995. During his career, he played for the Rams, Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers.
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