{"id":2027548,"date":"2023-09-10T20:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-state-suspends-head-coach-after-rape-survivor-alleges-he-sexually-harrassed-her-during-phone-call-report\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:47:18","slug":"michigan-state-suspends-head-coach-after-rape-survivor-alleges-he-sexually-harrassed-her-during-phone-call-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-state-suspends-head-coach-after-rape-survivor-alleges-he-sexually-harrassed-her-during-phone-call-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State suspends coach after rape survivor accuses him of sexual harassment during phone call: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-state-suspends-head-coach-after-rape-survivor-alleges-he-sexually-harrassed-her-during-phone-call-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027548&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Suspension of Michigan State University Head Football Coach<\/h2>\n<p>School officials have taken \u200da decisive action\u2063 against Michigan State \u2063University head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">football coach<\/a> Mel Tucker. In a shocking turn of events, Tucker has been\u2063 suspended without pay following \u200ballegations of sexual harassment \u2062made by a prominent rape survivor and activist.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension was announced by Michigan\u200b State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic \u200ddirector Alan Haller, pending the outcome of an\u200d MSU Title\u200d IX investigation into the allegations\u200d against Tucker. The seriousness of the situation cannot be understated.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations against Tucker\u2064 were brought to light in \u2062a report by USA\u200b Today. Brenda Tracy, a \u200dcourageous rape survivor who dedicates her time to educating\u200b athletes about sexual violence, accused \u200dthe \u2063football coach of sexually harassing her during a phone call on April 28, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy revealed that Tucker had invited her to\u2063 the\u200d campus on three separate occasions. \u200bWhile she initially spoke to the players \u2063and staff about sexual violence in sports culture,\u2063 the situation took a\u2063 disturbing turn during the third visit. Tracy filed a complaint with the university&#8217;s Title IX\u2064 office, stating\u200b that Tucker made explicit\u2063 sexual comments about her and engaged in inappropriate\u2064 behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy expressed her deep disappointment, saying, &#8220;The idea that someone could know me and say they understand\u200c my\u2062 trauma but then re-inflict that\u200d trauma on me is so disgusting to me, it\u2019s hard for me to even wrap my mind around it. It\u2019s like \u2064he sought me out just to betray me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062university took the allegations seriously\u2062 and hired an outside\u2063 Title IX attorney to investigate Tracy&#8217;s complaint. The investigation concluded in July, but the repercussions are only just beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Tracy&#8217;s \u2064journey as \u2064an activist against\u2062 sexual violence in sports began in 2014, after she was gang-raped by three college football players and \u200ba recruit\u200d in 1998. Her powerful message, &#8220;Violence against women must stop,&#8221; has resonated across college sports.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker, who is married and has two children, admitted to the accusations made against him during the phone call. \u2062However, he\u200d claimed that the interaction \u200cwas \u200cconsensual \u200d&#8221;phone sex.&#8221; His\u2064 response has only added fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>With Tucker&#8217;s\u200c $95 million, \u200c10-year contract with MSU still\u2062 in its early stages, \u2063the university faces a difficult decision. \u200dIf the allegations are proven true and Tucker is fired, he would lose\u200b out on the remainder of his deal.<\/p>\n<p>According to his \u2062contract, Michigan State has the right to terminate Tucker for cause\u200b if his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-state-suspends-head-coach-after-rape-survivor-alleges-he-sexually-harrassed-her-during-phone-call-report\/\" title=\"Michigan State suspends coach after rape survivor accuses him of sexual harassment during phone call: Report\">conduct brings public disrespect<\/a>, contempt, or\u200c ridicule upon the university. The\u200b upcoming formal hearing, scheduled\u200c to begin \u200bon\u2062 October 5, will shed further\u200c light on the situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Interim Head Coach \u2064and Support<\/h3>\n<p>During Tucker&#8217;s \u200dsuspension, MSU \u200dsecondary coach Harlon Barnett will\u200b step in as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usc-moves-on-from-clay-helton-will-conduct-national-search-for-next-head-coach\/\" title=\"USC Moves On From Clay Helton, Will Conduct \u2018National Search\u2019 For Next Head Coach\">interim head coach<\/a>. \u200cAdditionally, the university \u200bhas enlisted \u200bthe help of former\u2063 head coach Mark Dantonio \u2063as an associate\u200b head coach.\u2062 These measures aim to ensure the stability and continuity of the football program during this \u2064challenging time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School officials suspended Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday. The suspension came after a rape survivor and activist accused him of sexual harassment during a phone call. Michigan State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic director Alan Haller announced the suspension, pending the outcome of an investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2027549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}