Former Player Sues Coppin State, Alleging Assault, Blackmail

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A lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court For Baltimore City (Md.) by a former Coppin State University basketball player alleges that an assistant coach at Coppin State catfished the player online into providing intimate photos and texts, then blackmailed him into videotaping a sexual encounter before publicizing the material when the player resisted further demands for sex.

As reported by BaltimoreBrew, the player, Ibn Williams, claims Lucian Brownlee, a former guard who served as director of player development and director of basketball operations at Coppin State, harassed, tormented and sexually assaulted Williams before publishing intimate material he had obtained from the student.

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