Malicious Prosecution Case To Continue Against Patrick Henry Community College Athletic Director

An affair between a college coach and a basketball player, a disputed confrontation between parents and a college administrator, accusations of assault and kidnapping, fifteen days in jail, claims of false arrest and malicious prosecution, and a mystery video tape: this case sounds more like a soap opera than a federal lawsuit.

A new opinion from Judge Kiser involving salacious accusations against the Patrick Henry Community College women's basketball team and athletic director is anything but boring. See Robinson v. Davis, Case No. 4:15-cv-00040 (Dec. 30, 2015).

The plaintiffs are the parents of a former female student and basketball player at Patrick Henry Community College. During the 2012 season, the plaintiffs learned that the coach of the women's basketball team was having an affair with another one of the players. As a result, they removed their daughter from the team and confronted the Athletic Director in a meeting at his office. The complaint alleges that