Courtney Smith told Powell Police in 2015 that Ohio State sent a lawyer to her home in connection with a previous incident and convinced her to drop a charge against former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith “because it would embarrass OSU if she proceeded with the prosecution,” according to a police report obtained by Dean Narciso and Rita Price of The Columbus Dispatch.
From the Dispatch's report:
When Powell police were called to her home in October 2015, Courtney Smith outlined a history of violent acts — choking, physical abuse and death threats — that she says had long made her fear for her life at the hands of her soon-to-be ex-husband.