A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court late Monday alleged that Mike Garrett, the former USC athletic director, sexually harassed female employees at Cal State Los Angeles before he retired earlier this year after a brief tenure as the school’s athletic director.
Sheila Hudson, Cal State L.A.’s senior associate athletic director, accused Garrett and the school of violating California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among five causes of action.
“Immediately upon hire, Garrett began calling the women in the Athletics Department, including Plaintiff, degrading, sexist names, such as, ‘Sweetheart,’ ‘Love’ and ‘Babe,’ and one particular woman: ‘Legs,’” the 22-page complaint said.