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Here's a link to the full NY Times article:
Geno Sued
The article is lengthy. For those who can't access it, in summary it says:
"A female security official for the National Basketball Association said in a lawsuit Monday that Geno Auriemma, the coach of the United States Olympic women’s basketball team, followed, grabbed and tried to forcibly kiss her at a hotel during a basketball tournament in Russia in 2009...
"This year, the suit claims, Mr. Auriemma retaliated for her rebuff by successfully demanding that the N.B.A. remove her as the top security official for the United States women’s team at the London Olympics...."
Actually, that's not exactly correct.Wow-she said, he said sounds like to me. No eye witnesses, just heresay. What a bunch of crap this is-she didn't think it was a big deal until she lost her job, blaming it on Geno. Maybe he just didn't like her work in 2009?
Demanding the NBA remove her??? The NBA provides security for the Olympic team???Here's a link to the full NY Times article:
Geno Sued
The article is lengthy. For those who can't access it, in summary it says:
"A female security official for the National Basketball Association said in a lawsuit Monday that Geno Auriemma, the coach of the United States Olympic women’s basketball team, followed, grabbed and tried to forcibly kiss her at a hotel during a basketball tournament in Russia in 2009...
"This year, the suit claims, Mr. Auriemma retaliated for her rebuff by successfully demanding that the N.B.A. remove her as the top security official for the United States women’s team at the London Olympics...."
Actually, that's not exactly correct.
She provided a list of witnesses, who she said knew about the encounter, to the N.B.A. this year,...
Didn't a judge sue a Mom & Pop dry cleaner for $15 million for losing his pants? Just because someone has held a position of authority doesn't make their comments unimpeachable.It's possible she lost her job for some other reason, and was trying to find a scapegoat to blame and now accused him of sexual assault, but as a lawyer and former NYC undercover narcotics detective, I find it difficult to imagine that she'd be making it all up.
The problem here isn't whether he kissed her in 2009. The problem is if he had her removed from her job as a result of that incident.
The burden of proof there is huge. He could cop to kissing her and making advances, but that doesn't mean he had her fired because she rejected him.
I doubt much will come of this except for some negative publicity on the recruiting trail.
.. So the incident happened in 2009. However, she waited until not only 2012, but until Geno did something to her "livelihood"??.. I took a law class and there are limitations to the amount of time someone reports a sexual harassment. In other words, the more you wait to make these claims, the more illegitimate your story would sound to the court. Especially since this woman suing Geno does not work for Uconn or the NCAA for that matter. And again, what does the N.B.A. have to do with official security or security duties for this upcoming Olympics?? crap... !
This just sounds like a bitter woman who used what she thought was " a weapon" against the all powerful Geno (lol), because she, in her mind, came under the impression that Geno has pull in the NBA or how they handle their stuff at the NBA. Geno, a women's college basketball coach, calling up Stern from the NBA to tell him, "hey push this security officer off from the Olympic roster for security officials for the olympics.. Geno's lawyers are going to eat this woman up though... 1. Why did she take this long to come out with this news? normally, when **** like this happens, almost immediately its on ESPN. 2. The incident happened is a hotel i Russia. Not in a hotel room, but inside a hotel facility with a lot of people in it at all hours.. 3. the NBA is going to crush her the most because she is an NBA official, and it has nothing to do with NCAA players (thank god for Geno on that one).
Sexual harassment charges are a powerful tool that many women use to "punish" powerful men who have slighted them. My guess is that Kelly Hardwick has a chip on her shoulder and she is attacking Geno with the most effective weapon she has in her arsenal.