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Former Indiana men’s basketball players Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller filed a class action lawsuit against IU on Tuesday, alleging the university “systemically mishandled” players’ complaints of sexual misconduct from Brad Bomba Sr., who served as a physician for the team.
“Despite its knowledge of these routine, pervasive, repeated sexual assaults, IU systemically mishandled and turned a blind eye to Hoosier men’s basketball players’ complaints of Dr. Bomba, Sr.’s sexual misconduct, contrary to federal regulations,” the lawsuit reads.
A law firm retained by IU is currently investigating similar allegations made in September from a former student-athlete.
Bomba acted as team physician from 1979 into the late 90s and was inducted into the IU athletics hall of fame in 1994. He was also team physician under Bob Knight on the 1984 Olympic basketball team.
“I’m standing up for all student athletes who have suffered abuse,” Mujezinovic said in the lawsuit. “I hope that more of our former teammates will speak out and share their stories publicly.”
Mujezinovic played at IU for two seasons from 1995-97 and Miller played four seasons from 1994-98. Both played over 30 games in every season with IU.
“I will never understand why IU leadership did nothing to protect us from what I now understand was sexual abuse,” Miller said in the lawsuit.
IU Executive Director of Media Relations Mark Bode did not issue a new statement, but did refer back to a Sept. 11 statement from IU about their independent investigation.
This story will be updated.
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