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Michigan State University found that its former football coach Mel Tucker violated the school’s sexual harassment policy after launching an investigation into allegations brought forward by a rape survivor and activist.against Tucker in December 2022 alleging that he sexually harassed her over the phone in April 2022, eight months after she had been hired to speak to the football team about sexual violence prevention.
The university hired a Title IX attorney in Michigan to investigate the allegations, which began with Tracy’s witness interviews in January. Tucker repeatedly said that he and Tracy had been in a consensual, romantic relationship,Wednesday determining that Tucker had sexually harassed and exploited Tracy when he “non-consensually masturbated and used graphic, sexual language” in their 2022 phone call.
The investigation had revealed evidence concluding that Tucker had made sexual advances months before the phone call at the center of the complaint, as well as repeatedly asking Tracy to meet him alone at a hotel during a game in 2022, USA Today reported.he made during the months-long probe into the allegations, along with his failure to provide witnesses and documentation proving that he’d had a romantic relationship with Tracy..
According to USA Today, campus sexual harassment hearings can result in disciplinary action, including employee termination. In September, shortly after Tracy’s allegations went public in the USA Today investigation, thewithout pay pending the results of the investigation, which was scheduled to be decided in a hearing on Oct. 5.
HuffPost reached out to Michigan State University for comment and to obtain documents from the investigation but did not immediately receive a response. Tracy did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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