GREENVILLE, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A group of women and two men who say they were sexually abused by a cheerleading coach who recently killed himself have filed a lawsuit in South Carolina federal court.
Among the defendants alleged to be liable for Scott Foster's actions are Varsity Spirit, U.S. All Star Federation, Rockstar Cheer & Dance, Charlesbank Capital Partners and Bain Capital, as well as Foster's widow Kathy.
The lawsuit alleges violation of the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization of 2017 and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act.
Foster ran the now-closed Rockstar Cheer. He shot himself on Aug. 22, having learned of an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security of allegations he was sexually abusing underage athletes, the suit says.
The complaint includes allegations Foster sent pictures of his penis to an 16-year-old boy who later felt obligated to perform oral sex on Foster. The rest of the allegations can be read here.
The account of one girl reads::
"When the team arrived at the hotel the night before the competition, Plaintiff Jane Doe 3 recalls that multiple people stayed in a single room per Defendant Scott Foster’s arrangement.
"One such person assigned to stay in Plaintiff Jane Doe 3’s room was an adult coach who climbed into bed with Plaintiff Jane Doe 3 and groped and fondled her, and digitally penetrated her. She was 16 years old at the time.
"Thereafter Defendant Scott Foster arranged for Plaintiff Jane Doe 3 to receive a private lesson from the same coach. Instead of training, however, the other coach took Plaintiff Jane Doe 3 to his apartment, where he gave her alcohol and marijuana, before transporting Plaintiff Jane Doe 3 to a secondary location, where he raped her."