Overview
- Eric Sim filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas seeking a jury trial and monetary damages, including punitive awards on certain claims.
- The suit names the City of Houston, two Houston Police Department detectives, and four women, alleging a coordinated smear that began after a May 2022 TikTok post and group chat.
- Sim claims detectives prepared invalid probable cause affidavits, withheld text messages, photos, and videos he says show consensual encounters, and tampered with his electronic devices.
- All criminal charges against Sim were dismissed on February 25, 2025, two days before trial, after prosecutors said most allegations could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Sim was arrested in February 2024 under high bond, placed on GPS-monitored house arrest, and left NASA after suspension, with city and police officials contacted for comment but no substantive response reported.