Former hockey players at University of Michigan sue, say they were sexually abused decades ago
The former players say coaches knew about the abuse and failed to stop it, and they are seeking damages and mandatory anti-hazing training.
- On Wednesday, 16 former University of Michigan men's hockey players filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit alleging they endured ritualized, sexualized abuse from 1984 to 2001.
- The complaint alleges legendary former head coach Red Berenson 'directed and facilitated' the abuse while staff member Mel Pearson, who later became head coach, knew of the conduct and failed to intervene.
- Plaintiffs describe 'torture' including forced genital shaving, anal penetration with razor handles, and genitals tied to hockey helmets weighted with pucks; staff allegedly misled players into believing it was 'standard hazing traditions.'
- The lawsuit names the University of Michigan and its Board of Regents as defendants, seeking damages and mandatory hazing prevention training; university spokesperson Paul Corliss denied the school bears responsibility or liability.
- This litigation marks the latest scandal at the Ann Arbor-based university's athletic department, which previously reached a $490 million settlement in 2022 regarding separate sexual abuse allegations involving a former team doctor.
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