Boston College
Soccer Alums Defend Coach
… After Alex Cooper Allegations
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A lot of former Boston College ladies’s soccer gamers are talking out in help of the coach on the middle of Alex Cooper‘s sexual harassment allegations … saying their interactions with the staffer had been drastically completely different.
TMZ Sports activities obtained a letter from a consultant of BU Girls’s Soccer alumni — signed by 99 former Terriers athletes — which states whereas they don’t look to “diminish or discredit anybody’s particular person expertise,” they felt it was essential to share their very own views as a “united group.”
Within the letter, the alums say “we categorically by no means felt unsafe” beneath coach Nancy Feldman’s management … including, “We had been by no means vulnerable to or witness to inappropriate habits or something that may very well be characterised as sexual harassment.”
“As a pacesetter, she approached daily with professionalism, making selections in service of the success of the crew.”
The group — that includes alums spanning a number of a long time — went on to say coach Feldman’s affect did not finish after their collegiate careers … as she “has remained an vital a part of our lives, and we will stand by her.”
As we beforehand reported, Cooper claimed in her “Name Her Alex” documentary that Feldman was inappropriate together with her throughout her time on the crew within the mid-2010s — and would ask questions on her love life.
Cooper claimed she even obtained benched from a sport for not disclosing sure intimate data … and when her household approached faculty officers over the matter, nothing got here of it.
Actually, Alex not too long ago joined Dax Shepard on his podcast, Armchair Professional, the place she additional opened up on her alleged expertise at BU, explaining issues took a flip throughout her sophomore yr after her coach started to inquire about her private life.
Cooper says she felt trapped, and since she was on an athletic scholarship, she believed talking up may’ve meant shedding the profitable grant. In different phrases, Alex did not suppose she had a lot recourse on the time.
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AC additionally revealed she needed to file a lawsuit again within the day, however finally opted in opposition to it. Regardless of that call, Cooper says she’s relieved she has a large platform to inform her story.
As for BU, the faculty launched a press release final week … saying, “Boston College has a zero-tolerance coverage for sexual harassment. Now we have a sturdy system of sources, help and workers devoted to scholar wellbeing and a radical reporting course of by our Equal Alternative Workplace.”
“We encourage members of our neighborhood to report any issues, and we stay dedicated to fostering a secure and safe campus atmosphere for all.”
