One day after a report alleged Rutgers softball players suffered physical and emotional abuse from head coach Kristen Butler and her husband, who served as a volunteer assistant coach, school President Robert Barchi has called for an outside investigation regarding the claims in a written statement released on Thursday afternoon.
Barchi’s decision to order the investigation was first reported on Thursday by NJ Advance Media’s Matthew Stanmyre and Keith Sargeant, who published the original report of alleged abuse on Wednesday. The news of Barchi’s decision came hours after Stanmyre and Sargeant reported that multiple New Jersey lawmakers, including state senator Richard Codey, called for an independent investigation to look into the allegations.