Boston University hit by more sexual harassment claims just weeks after Alex Cooper's allegations
A second ex-Boston University women's soccer coach has been accused of sexual harassment just weeks after Alex Cooper's bombshell claims were made public.
Cooper, who played at the school from 2013-15, made shock allegations against longtime head coach Nancy Feldman in her newly-released Hulu documentary, 'Call Me Alex', earlier this month.
The Call Her Daddy podcast host described the harassment as 'extremely painful' and claims it has had 'lasting effects' on her to this day, while she also alleges that her concerns were dismissed by school officials.
And according to the Boston Globe, Feldman's former assistant coach Casey Brown is facing similar accusations from soccer player Shayla Brown.
Shayla, who was also a student-athlete at the university, reportedly contacted the confidential ethics hotline about Brown on September 14, 2024, before discussing another player's alleged ordeal with the team's sports psychologist four days later.
'The coach, she said, was acting inappropriately toward one of BU's key players, focusing excessively on her and trying to manipulate her in ways that were distressing to the player and her teammates,' the Boston Globe noted.
'This was not a case of a coach coddling a prized player, Shayla Brown said. Her teammate was 'being groomed,' she told the psychologist.'
The next day Shayla and 17 other BU women's soccer players are said to have taken their claims to the school's Equal Opportunity Office.
They reportedly noted that one of their teammates, who asked not to be identified, also shared her own experience with school officials after alleging that she too had been targeted.
'She recalled navigating a stream of awkward texts, unsettling invitations and unwanted attention,' the report claims.
After succeeding Feldman as head coach in 2022, Brown stepped down from her position in December after Boston University launched an investigation into the complaints, despite the school claiming the probe found 'there were no BU policy violations and no evidence of sexual harassment.'
'I firmly object to the attack on my character and the way my conduct has been portrayed,' Brown also said. 'The examples used against me are selective, out of context, and open to interpretation, yet they're being presented as fact. I reject that and I question why, despite a clear investigative outcome, these claims are still being amplified.
'I stand by my record and the values that shape my work as a coach.'
DailyMail.com has reached out to Boston University for comment.
Following her astonishing claims, TMZ Sports reported earlier this month that several ex-BU women's players insist their interactions with Feldman were drastically different to Cooper's.
A letter from a representative of BU Women's Soccer alumni, which was signed by 99 former Terriers stars, stated that while they do not want to 'diminish or discredit anyone's individual experience,' they felt obliged to share their own experiences as a 'united group.'
The group claimed in the letter that they 'categorically never felt unsafe' under Feldman's leadership, before adding: 'We were never at risk of or witness to inappropriate behavior or anything that could be characterized as sexual harassment.
'As a leader, she approached every day with professionalism, making decisions in service of the success of the team.'
Players spanning several decades reportedly signed the letter, which added that Feldman's influence didn't end after their collegiate careers.
'She has remained an important part of our lives, and we shall stand by her,' they said.
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