Ex-Troy University Football Players Resolve Harassment Claims

Former football teammates at Troy University that accused each other of verbal, physical, and sexual harassment while they were suitemates filed a joint stipulation of dismissal to resolve their claims against one another.

• John Haynes initially sued three Troy coaches and the university, alleging they turned a blind eye to the bullying, sexual harassment and assault he alleged he faced from fellow player Jack Dawson that ranged from “verbal harassment” to “molestation and violence” in an action filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Those claims against the coaches and the university were dismissed by ...