Lawsuit: Tennessee school officials knew of athlete abuse

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Fri Sep 9, 2016, 08:10 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Associated Press

Lawsuit: Tennessee school officials knew of athlete abuse

Travis Loller, Associated Press

Updated 4:54 pm, Friday, September 9, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawsuit by a Tennessee high school basketball player who was raped and assaulted by teammates claims school officials knew athletes were being abused but did nothing.

The victim, identified only as John Doe, was a freshman at Ooltewah High School in December when he was held down by two older players while a third forced a pool cue into his rectum, tearing his bladder. Last week, one of the boys was convicted of aggravated rape and all three were convicted of aggravated assault.

A lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Chattanooga claims coach Andre Montgomery told players after the assault, "We're a family and what goes on in the family stays in the family."




Read more: http://ktar.com/story/1265711/lawsuit-tennessee-school-officials-knew-of-athlete-abuse/

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(Correct URL shared by sunnystarr, fortunately.)

[sunnystarr]

1. Here's a correct link

http://ktar.com/story/1265711/lawsuit-tennessee-school-officials-knew-of-athlete-abuse/

[Judi Lynn]

2. Thanks for providing the right link. Didn't take the time to check. You saved the story. n/t

[Stuart G]

3. For some reason...I followed up on this horrific story...

If you hit the link below, you will get an opinion from a reporter with a Chattanooga Tenn Newspaer...the Times Free Press...This reporter will give more info on this case, about the district, about what happened and how it was reported..and about the judge, who ruled.. Jay Greeson writes a scathing report on the system and how this was handled up to March 17, 2016

. date...March 17th, 2016...writer... by Jay Greeson..warning..this is a very ugly story..male rape on male.........

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/columns/story/2016/mar/17/greeson-nightmare-ooltewah-victims-continues/355689/

Other info that I discovered...Principal of School .. Demoted to assistant principal of a middle school
District Supt..............resigned
. Coach of Team..............Demoted to watch books in storage area..not sure if he is still
at school as of today..........
Athletic Director............took plea deal....
Assistant Coach...........took plea deal..

Person who was raped...suing school...(had to be hospitalized due to rape)

Persons who committed the rape:...tried as minors..(read story)

[Judi Lynn]

5. Can't begin to understand how these people got the bright idea to rape the boys, anyway?

They are defective people.

It was helpful to get the deeper story on what was happening in that school, and that town.

Crazy the adults screwed their own reputations trying to defend these creepy sadistic brats, and the detective totally disrespected his own duty.

One's heart really goes out to those kids who couldn't have had any idea what was in store for them at the hands of the older teammates.

Thank you for taking the time to locate this useful information, and updates. It really did help illuminate this totally avoidable tragedy.

[mpcamb]

7. " the adults screwed their own reputations ... "

Kinda glad they did.

There's no way people of that ilk should be educating, administrating, coaching or in any way running a public facility.

They need to be kept away from youths, too, now and forever.

[MicaelS]

4. Absolutely horrific. n/t

[Blue Dalek]

6. I dont get it.

I do not understand how these individuals, aside from being sadistic assholes, would think cramming a pool cue in someone's butt is fun. Where does that come from?? And for the coach to know its happening, repeated abuse is happening right there in his locker room, and he does nothing to stop it. I cannot wrap my head around it.

[ronnie624]

8. Rape is for the purpose of dominance, not fun. n/t