Former Kentucky swimmers sue ex
Time:2024-05-22 10:41:43 Source:politicsViews(143)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships.
The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court by former swimmer and assistant coach Briggs Alexander and a woman identified only as Jane Doe said Kentucky empowered Jorgensen to “foster a toxic, sexually hostile environment within the swim program and to prey on, sexually harass, and commit horrific sexual assaults.”
The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they were sexually assaulted unless they consent to being identified, as Alexander did.
Alexander, who according to the lawsuit now identifies as male, claims that Jorgensen “spent years” grooming him and creating a sexually hostile environment, including sexually assaulting and raping him. The suit also alleges that Jorgensen groomed Jane Doe over several years after her arrival as a Kentucky freshman, made sexualized comments and asserted control over her.
Previous:Microsoft's AI chatbot will remember everything you do on a PC
Next:Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough fights Graceland estate auction
You may also like
- Australia as Bangladesh vow to boost trade as foreign ministers meet in Dhaka
- Lawmakers vote down bill that would allow some Alabama death row inmates to be resentenced
- Ukraine welcomes fresh military aid from EU
- Canada, Germany sign MOU to implement transatlantic hydrogen corridor
- Germany and Real Madrid great Toni Kroos to retire after Euro 2024
- Justin Bieber steps out for lunch in very low
- New BYU basketball coach Kevin Young focused on building NBA pipeline with Cougars
- Dodgers legend Carl Erskine dies at 97... the last surviving member of Brooklyn's 'Boys Of Summer'
- Report says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans