Sexual Harassment Complaint Against University Sports Coach

Q: The very first thought that comes to mind is "See a lawyer." The school is required [has a legal "duty"] to protect you from sexual harrassment. If they don't do so, you can sue them. If you can prove your case, you could be awarded significant damages. anybody could please provide me with any advice as to how I could get the school to acknowledge my position as a victim of one of the university's employees and for the school to do something to protect me and prevent further traumatic behavior to be committed by the coach towards me or others?

A: You won't have the expertise to cut through the thicket of rules and proof required to win a case. If you get a lawyer, _he_ will know how. He will discuss the situation with you, find out what evidence, if any, you can bring. He may recommend additional actions to gather more evidence, like carrying a cell-phone camera when you go in for training -- but don't try this on your own, only if/when your lawyer

advises it. Your best bet is to ask your personal attorney -- the one who handles routine matters like wills -- to recommend a specialist in Sexual Harrassment (especially Title 9 and related matters). If you don't have a personal attorney, ask your friends, relatives, and co-workers to ask their attorney for such a recommendation. If several come back with the same name, call that one first. If all else fails, ask your county Bar Association for their referral list, or look in the yellow pages. But a referral from somebody you trust is better than relying on a YP ad, and the Bar Association just lists every lawyer who _says_ he/she works in that speciality