LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Attorneys for former Michigan State College soccer coach Mel Tucker have made their protection to a defamation lawsuit filed by sexual assault advocate Brenda Tracy on Thursday.
Tucker was fired from the college in 2023 after a sexual harassment criticism Tracy filed with MSU in 2022 went public, the place Tracy claimed Tucker made nonconsensual sexual advances on her, claims Tucker has denied.
Now, Tracy has filed a defamation lawsuit, accusing Tucker of creating false and dangerous feedback about her—and Tucker has filed his response.
The submitting by Tucker’s attorneys supplied all kinds of arguments for why Tracy couldn’t sue their shopper, together with alleged consent for the sexual acts. Among the many dozens of defenses put ahead within the submitting, the protection claims “the plaintiff consented to any alleged sexual acts.” The total submitting is on the market beneath:
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Tucker’s attorneys additionally declare that Tracy’s allegations are barred for quite a lot of causes, writing in a submitting that Tucker didn’t make any false or reputation-harming statements about Tracy, and that Tucker didn’t act with malice. That full submitting is on the market beneath:
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Tracy can also be suing MSU for allegedly mishandling her complaints about sexual harassment by Tucker.
Tracy’s legal professional declined to touch upon the submitting from Tucker and his authorized staff.
