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Accuser claims CU tried to cover up domestic violence allegations against Joe Tumpkin

Related Topics: Domestic violence, Cover-up

The woman who accused a former University of Colorado football coach of domestic violence alleges the school was aware of the abuse and took significant measures to cover it up — including deleting a key email and ignoring her calls, according to a legal document filed with CU.

The Daily Camera on Wednesday obtained from the university a notice of claim filed by the accuser’s New York-based attorney, Peter R. Ginsberg. Any person who wishes to sue a state entity must first file a notice of claim.

Ginsberg said that, at a minimum, the woman should be compensated at a rate of $5,000 per day for the period of wrongdoing, which spanned a relationship of about two years.