Former LSU athletics administrator Sharon Lewis filed a lawsuit claiming retaliation, but a jury dismissed the lawsuit. The case involved allegations of sexual harassment, with LSU winning on all 5 aspects of the accusations. The suit was filed around the same time as other lawsuits against LSU for mishandling reports of sexual misconduct. The trial involving the former students is ongoing and has not yet gone to trial. The case has also raised concerns about race, as LSU's executive AD, who is black, was accused of flipping the race card on Lewis, who is also black, in the sexual harassment lawsuit. The case highlighted conflicting claims about the handling of reports of sexual harassment and the involvement of student workers.
How LSU executive AD Verge Ausberry, who is black, flipped the race card on fired associate AD Sharon Lewis, also black, in sexual harassment lawsuit LSU won on Wednesday via an all-white jury: https://t.co/PVKuvEuS8I https://t.co/7sDB7tJvQM
How LSU rallied behind executive AD Verge Ausberry and asst. football coach Frank Wilson to win sexual harassment suit vs. fired associate AD Sharon Lewis. https://t.co/CHp1uiyYno https://t.co/2d37LL4uso
As OutKick reported before LSU won trial vs. Sharon Lewis, her case had "gaping hole. She claims Ausberry and Segar did nothing with her reports of sexual harassment and her student workers. Yet, former female recruiting student worker said Lewis did not report her complaint."
Lewis filed her suit around the same time that several former students sued LSU, saying they failed to properly respond to reports of sexual misconduct. That suit is ongoing and has not yet gone to trial. https://t.co/l2Dxu8tDfj
JUST IN: Jury dismisses lawsuit by ex-LSU athletics administrator Sharon Lewis claiming retaliation https://t.co/j2iSEPLWYL
LSU wins jury case vs. Sharon Lewis hands down on all 5 aspects of sexual harassment accusations.