Ex-Butler Women's Soccer Players Claim Athletic Trainer Abused Them

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Separate federal lawsuits filed Wednesday claim a former Butler University athletic trainer sexually abused three women while they were members of the Bulldogs' soccer team.

As reported by the Indianapolis Star, the athletes claim in the three complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis that Michael Howell shared pornographic video clips and, in one instance, attempted to silence a victim by threatening to reveal potentially damaging information. They say Howell used hotel room massage sessions and special training outside his official duties "to build trust, isolate, and weaponized the young women’s desires to be the best athletes they could be."

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