A former University of Evansville student who says she was sexually assaulted by former men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty is suing the university, saying it failed to provide a safe environment.
The federal lawsuit was filed Monday by well-known victim's rights attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel, who has represented sexual abuse survivors in high-profile cases against Michigan State University and the U.S. Olympic Committee over convicted rapist and former doctor Larry Nassar.
McCarty, a former University of Kentucky basketball player, was fired Jan. 21, 2020, after fewer than two years on the job and amid a university investigation over allegations of sexual impropriety.