Feagin took her allegations to FIU’s athletics administration and filed an official complaint with the NCAA on Thursday afternoon. She was then suspended four games, which she claims was punishment for resisting Chinn’s sexual advances.
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UPDATE: FIU said in a statement Tuesday (via the Herald) it had suspended Chinn pending an investigation.
Feagin gave the newspaper photos of text messages sent from the first-year head coach as well as alleged incidents of him acting inappropriately.
“I noticed he had a sexual attraction for me when he started saying perverted things to me," she told the Herald. “Commenting on my looks, my body, frame, my breasts, my behind. The way I smile. He would go into detail what his sexual thoughts were.
“He didn’t come out and say what his intentions were at first, but he gave me hints. He said little things that alerted me. Then, he came out and told me how he felt about me."
Feagin provided multiple examples of Chinn’s misconduct; one time, she claimed, Feagin said, “Oh, when you going to let me get some of that candy?” to her in front of assistant coaches.
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“I had no candy in my hand whatsoever,” she said. “At that point, I knew, these coaches know. They have to know. Maybe they’ll say something to help stop the situation. I felt powerless. I felt like I couldn’t tell anybody because he would use basketball against me. And he knew how much I wanted to play.”
Chinn refused to comment to the Herald. The department did hold a mandatory meeting Tuesday morning regarding sexual harassment, but Chinn did not attend.
