The opening statements in San Jose’s federal court marked the first time the public has heard embattled trainer Scott Shaw’s side of the story since he resigned as the scandal broke nearly four yea…
SAN JOSE – The former sports trainer accused of sexually assaulting more than two dozen female athletes over more than a decade is no “sociopath, predator or charlatan,” his lawyer told a federal jury Tuesday on the opening day of a long-awaited criminal trial into allegations at the center of scandal that rocked San Jose State University.
In 2010, the original allegations from 17 swimmers against Shaw had been dismissed after an in-house investigation determined Shaw’s “trigger-point therapy” was legitimate treatment. Shaw was allowed to continue treating athletes for another 11 years, until Spartan swim coach Sage Hopkins blew the whistle on the university’s handling of the case, and new investigations began.
In their opening statements, federal prosecutors said the charges are about a man “who betrayed young women who trusted him to keep them safe and healthy.” Each allegation was similar, the prosecutor said, describing one woman’s claims. “He began massaging her neck, then massaging her shoulder, then without warning, put his hand into her bra,” Pitman said. “She was shocked.”
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