Former Northwestern University cheerleader drops sexual assault lawsuit
CHICAGO -- A former cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual assault lawsuit against Northwestern University .Hayden Richardson filed her suit in 2021, claiming drunken fans and alumni groped her at school events in 2018 and 2019.She has claimed that she was told part of the job of a cheerleader was to be presented as 'sex objects' at alumni events in order to appease wealthy donors.
'heir positions on the team were conditioned on pleasing and being groped by wealthy older men and intoxicated fans for the purpose of encouraging donations to the University and supporting Northwestern Football,' the suit reads.It was not clear why Richardson dropped the lawsuit on Tuesday of this week.
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