Four current and former University of Nebraska-Lincoln students file suit against NCAA

Four current and former University of Nebraska-Lincoln students file suit against NCAA

WOMEN FOUR OFTHEM CURRENT ORFORMER UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKASTUDENTS ARE SUINGTHE N-C-A-A FORNEGLIGENCE, FRAUDAND BREACH OFCONTRACT.THEY SAY THEORGANIZATION DIDNOT PROTECT THEMFROM SEXUALASSAULTS BYCOLLEGE ATHLETES.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN HAS THEDETAILS.THE N-C-A-A IS FACINGPRESSURE AS TOHOW IT ISPROTECTINGFEMALES ON ITSINSTITUTIONSCAMPUSIN A 64-PAGELAWSUIT, THEPLAINTIFFSFOUR OFTHEM CURRENT ORFORMERUNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKASTUDENTS SAY THEN-C-A-A "ACTEDCARELESSLY ANDNEGLIGENTLY AS THEREGULATORY BODIESFOR COLLEGE ANDUNIVERSITY ATHLETICTEAMS" AND SAID THEUNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKA FOSTERS ACULTURE OF FEARWHERE FEMALEVICTIMS AREDISCOURAGED FROMREPORTING SEXUALASSAULTS.THESE WOMEN WANTTO INITIATE SOMECHANGE AND GETBETTER PROTECTIONFOR FEMALEATHLETES, MALEATHLETES AS WELLAND STUDENTS INGENERAL.THE ONE FORMER N-USTUDENT-ATHLETETHAT'S A PLAINTIFF INTHE SUIT ISVOLLEYBALL PLAYERCAPRI DAVIS WHOTOOK A MEDICALLEAVE OF ABSENCELAST FALLAND HASSINCE TRANSFERREDTO THE UNIVERSITYOF TEXAS.IN THE SUIT SHE SAYSTHE UNIVERSITYFAILED TO RESPONDTO HER REPORT THATTWO FOOTBALLPLAYERSINNAPROPRIATELYTOUCHED HER AT AAPRIL 2019 PARTYTHEREPORT INDICATESTHESE TWO MEN AREANDRE HUNT ANDKATERIANLEGRONE.THEY TREATED HEREDIFFERENTLY THENTHEY WOULD'VETREATED A MALEATHLETE AND THEYMADE IT DIFFICULTFOR HER TO GO TOSCHOOL AND BEAROUND HER PEERS.IN ANOTHER EXAMPLETHE SUIT DETAILS AFALSE PREGNANCYRUMOR THAT WENTAROUND THIS FALLBETWEEN DAVIS AND ASTAR NEBRASKAFOOTBALLPLAYERDAVIS SAIDTHE UNIVERSITYSUGESSTED SHEMAKE A POST ONSOCIAL MEDIA ABOUTIT BUT NEVERINITIATED ANINVESTIAGTION INTOTHE SEXAULHARRASMENT SHEWAS EXPERIENCE ASA RESULT OF THERUMORS.THEY EXPECTED HERTO HANDLESOMETHING THEYNEEDED TO HELP HERWITH AND THEY DIDN'TDO IT.THE CLAIM ALSODISCUSSES INACTIONTAKEN BY THEUNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKA INREGARDS TOSEXUALASSAULTS ONTHREE OTHERSTUDENTS BYNEBRASKA STUDENT-ATHLETESTWO OFTHESE PLAINTIFFSREMAIN ANONYMOUS.THERE PROBABLY IS ADIFFERENCEBETWEEN HOW MALEATHLETES ARETREATED AND WOMENATHLETESARETREATED.IN A STATEMENTPROVIDED TO 3 NEWSNOW, ASPOKESPERSONFROM THEUNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKA SAID THEYRECEIVED A COPY OFTHE LAWSUIT AGAINSTTHE N-C-A-A BUTCANNOT COMMENT ONPENDING LITIGATION.REPORTING ON THEUNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKA CAMPUS INLINCOLN, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.THIS CLAIM IS NOTRELATED TO CRIMINALCHARGES THIS IS ACIVIL LAW SUIT.FOR ALL OF THESTORIES WE'VE DONEON ANDRE HUNT ANDKATERIAN LEGRONE,VISIT OUR WEBSITE, 3NEWS NOW DOT COM.