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Ex-Harvard women’s hockey coach accused in ‘Naked Skate’ hazing allegations sues Ivy League school
NY Post
Former Harvard’s women’s hockey coach, Katey Stone, filed a sex discrimination suit on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, claiming that the university forced her out last year over misconduct and hazing allegations — which she claims are false — while also alleging she faced gender bias and unfair pay from the school.
Stone stepped down from the program last summer amid multiple reports and an investigation into the culture of the women’s hockey team.
She was accused of overseeing a program where hazing allegedly occurred, including the “mental-health ‘Hunger Games'” that involved players having to participate in a “Naked Skate,” according to The Athletic.
But she’s now claiming that she was forced out, according to her lawsuit against Harvard.
“I will no longer stand idly by in the face of inequity and injustice and allow one of the world’s elite universities to continue to hide behind the fraudulent veil of fairness,” Stone said at a press conference on Tuesday, the Boston Globe reported. “The loss of my career, my reputation, my ability to earn a living doing a job I love, is gut-wrenching. The damage has been real and affects me every single day.”
Stone’s attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, claimed during the press conference that Harvard used the allegations to undermine and force Stone out of her position.