Texas Tech's Pop Isaacs, the starting guard for the men's basketball team, has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor during the Red Raiders' November trip to the Bahamas, according to multiple reports. .
The civil suit was filed in Lubbock County District Court.
The girl, who was 17 at the time, claims she was sexually assaulted by a second-year security guard during the incident.
The age of consent in the Bahamas is 16 years.
But the lawsuit, reportedly filed by her parents, alleges the girl was “intoxicated” and unable to consent, and that Isaacs “knowingly, knowingly, and recklessly physically assaulted her without her consent.” “He engaged in physical, aggressive and sexual contact.” According to The Athletic.
At the time, the Red Raiders were playing in Battle 4 Atlantis on Paradise Island.
According to ESPN, the lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages and alleges that the Texas Tech booster purchased alcoholic beverages while Isaacs and his teammates were in a room with a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old girl. ing.
Isaacs, 20, and the 17-year-old girl went into another room, where they “attempted to fight him off,” police said.
According to The Athletic, Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland was contacted by the girl's parents on Dec. 14 and informed university officials, including athletic director Kirby Hocutt.
Texas Tech University reported the incident to the Title IX Office, which launched its own investigation and “will continue to follow that process until completion, regardless of any civil litigation,” the university said in a statement Friday. Stated.
“Athletics has contacted the Title IX Office twice and, based on that information, has determined that Pop Isaacs remains in good standing and there is no reason to withhold him from university activities, including competitive basketball. “We have been informed,” the university continued. According to a reporter from The Athletic, he said in a statement:
Isaacs has appeared in all 13 games this season, averaging 15.8 points and 3.4 assists per game.
Texas Tech (11-2) is scheduled to play Texas Saturday at 8 p.m.
