Three Michigan State University basketball players took turns raping an aspiring female sports journalist and when she told university employees, they discouraged her from going to police, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday.
The week after the alleged assault, the woman went to MSU’s Counseling Center and disclosed the incident to a staff member, the suit says. When she told the employee that the rape involved members of the basketball team, another person was brought into the room and they told the victim she could file a police report but cautioned her about the consequences of doing so, according to the complaint.