Suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker said Monday that allegations of sexual harassment against him are “completely false” and the intimate phone call he had with activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy is outside the scope of both Title IX and school policy.
Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller suspended Tucker without pay Sunday, less than 24 hours after Tracy's allegations became public in a USA Today report.
Political Cartoons View All 1152 ImagesThe university hired a Title IX attorney to investigate Tracy’s complaint and the investigation concluded July 25.
A hearing is scheduled for the week of Oct. 5 to determine if Tucker violated the school’s sexual harassment and exploitation policy.
The school also was able to suspend Tucker, without pay, if he “materially breaches” his contract.
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