UF asst. to coach despite sex assault allegations
Jan 17, 2025, 03:20 PM ET
GAINESVILLE, Fla.– Florida assistant coach Taurean Green will continue working the guys’s basketball group regardless of being accused of sexual assault.Head coach Todd Golden stated Green “will be with us “when the fifth-ranked Gators host Texas on Saturday. Golden, who stays the topic of a Title IX examination himself, also ripped into a procedure that is expected to be confidential.”I would suggest individuals do not hurry to judgment based off a heading,”Golden said Friday. “For me, I am just disappointed and disappointed that a Title IX system that is created to protect both sides throughout a circumstance like this– that privacy and privacy continues to be abused.”So as aggravating and as frustrating and as hard as it is to do, I am going to do what I believe I need to do and continue to respect the process, as I have.”
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Golden’s comments came one day after ESPN reported that a protest was filed with the school’s Title IX workplace implicating Green of kissing an athletic department worker and attempting to put his hand down her trousers in March 2024. ESPN evaluated a copy of the complaint.The lady, who asked for privacy for worry of retaliation, pulled Green’s hand away, stated no and left. She informed ESPN she had actually never ever been alone with Green previously and had actually only exchanged casual greetings with him on campus.The woman stated she did not report the supposed incident at the time in part since of Green’s status. Green, who won NCAA champions as a player with the Gators in 2006 and 2007, signed up with the basketball personnel in 2022 following an expert basketball career.The woman informed ESPN she came forward after Title IX detectives working on Golden’s case asked to interview her last fall about Golden’s interactions with female professional athletes. She stated that query made her recognize there could be concerns about a pattern of behavior.The woman told ESPN she first reported her allegations in mid-December to Florida deputy athletics director Amy Meyers Hass.It came while the university is still examining a Sept. 27 Title IX complaint against Golden that includes accusations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking, according to copies of the complaint.The grievance implicates Golden of sending out photos and videos of his genitalia, making unwanted sexual advances on Instagram and asking for sexual favors.Title IX is developed to safeguard students from discrimination, consisting of sexual harassment. Florida outsources its Title IX investigations to Grand River Solutions, a private company based in California.Golden at first signed a
six-year,$ 18 million agreement to take control of at Florida and agreed to a two-year extension in March 2024 that will keep him at Florida through the 2029-30 season. His contract forbids” romantic, amorous and/or sexual relationships between any coach or other employee of the Association and any trainee athlete or other person topic to the supervision, control and/or authority of such coach or other employee. “The agreement likewise says the university can take disciplinary action if the coach acts in a manner”that has an’ unfavorable result’or causes an’adverse reflection,’ on the track record, mission and/or interests “of the athletic department or the university.Golden applauded his group for” staying the course and working hard.””Undoubtedly, it is not perfect, however at the same time, I think we have actually done a pretty good job this year of persevering and keeping winning the main thing with the method we have actually played and the way we have actually performed, “he said.” I think we will continue
to do that on a day-to-day basis.”