According to a report from Sam Stanton of the Sacramento Bee, a former employee of the Sacramento Kings is suing the team, alleging that they were wrongfully terminated after coming forward about sexual harassment at the hands of former Stockton Kings assistant coach Akachi Okugo and a player who is not specifically named in the suit.
The former staffer claims in the lawsuit that after coming forward about the harassment — which allegedly happened during a summer league road trip in 2021 and was witnessed by multiple other staff members, including Stockton Kings head coach Bobby Jackson — they were told by Stacy Wegzyn, the Kings vice president for human resources, that their complaint “did not need to be escalated.