Columbus ‘Love is Blind’ contestant suing Cbus resident after sexual assault allegation goes viral
Many people dream of going viral, but in the case of this Love is Blind contestant and a Columbus woman, this has ended in a lawsuit.
A Columbus woman alleged via TikTok and Instagram stories that Love is Blind contestant Steven Sunday sexually assaulted her. The video has garnered almost a million views.
Sunday is accusing the woman of defamation, suing her in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County.
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According to this lawsuit, Sunday met the woman on Bumble, and they exchanged social media messages starting in October of 2024. In May of 2025, they were in the woman’s apartment together. In the video that the woman posted online, she says, “Steven from Love is Blind Season 10 sexually assaulted me.” The details she shared allege that Sunday recorded her without her consent. She did not file a police report at that time.
The lawsuit says that Sunday and the woman both consented to the recorded video of sexual activity, and that Sunday ended the video when the woman said that she was done.
The woman also posted on TikTok that there are allegations of Sunday “Going around Columbus…roofie-ing women and recording everything.” Sunday denied those allegations in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit states that, “Elisha’s false statements have already irreparably damaged Steven’s ability to participate in promotional and/or related media activities pertaining to the TV show where Steven is a participant.”
Sunday said he was placed on leave from his job at an insurance company. His employer sent him a letter suspending him. The lawsuit says that Sunday believes the “investigation” mentioned in the letter is due to these allegations. His work is commission-based, which means he cannot earn an income currently.
The lawsuit seeks monetary compensation for defamation on each of Watts’ social media posts, as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress, and compensation for the money he has lost while suspended from his job. The first hearing in the case is set for later this month.
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