WSU has placed Jason Gesser on paid administrative leave amid new allegations of sexual misconduct.
Gesser, the former assistant director for the Cougar Athletic fund and a star Cougars quarterback, was the subject an Office of Equal Opportunity investigation in 2017 after he was accused of multiple inappropriate advances towards student interns and colleagues. The story first appeared last week in the WSU student newspaper The Daily Evergreen.
WSU President Kirk Schulz and Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced in a joint statement that new allegation of sexual misconduct had been reported Monday morning. In the statement, WSU leaders said this is the first complaint the individual had made against Gesser.