A former Nebraska women's basketball player, Ashley Scoggin, has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court against former associate head coach Chuck Love, coach Amy Williams, athletic director Trev Alberts, and the university's Board of Regents. The lawsuit accuses the coaches and officials of failing to take appropriate action when Scoggin's sexual relationship with Love became widely known.

Scoggin alleges that Love took a special interest in her, and their relationship turned sexual, causing her to fear retaliation if she refused to engage in it. The lawsuit seeks a jury trial in Lincoln and unspecified damages for the violation of Scoggin's civil rights.

The lawsuit claims that neither Williams nor Alberts provided training or set policies prohibiting staff members from having sexual relationships with athletes. It also alleges that the lack of safeguards led to misconduct being "inevitable" as of September 2021.

Scoggin was dismissed from the team on the same day Love was suspended with pay in February 2022. Love resigned three months later. The lawsuit details an incident where team members videotaped Scoggin's presence in Love's hotel room, leading to her dismissal and Love's suspension being reported in the media simultaneously.

The lawsuit further accuses the university, Williams, and Alberts of being motivated to avoid scandal and embarrassment to the women's basketball program instead of protecting Scoggin as a student-athlete.

Neither Williams nor a spokesperson for the regents commented on the lawsuit. Alberts and Love did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press.

Attorney Maren Chaloupka, representing Scoggin, emphasized the imbalance of power between coaches and student-athletes and the responsibility of universities to prevent and address predatory situations involving coaches and athletes.