TEMPE, Ariz. - A former senior associate athletics director at Arizona State has filed a $1.5 million claim against the university over his firing last December.
David Cohen says in his claim -- which is the precursor to a lawsuit -- that an ASU booster sexually harassed his wife and two other women at athletic events.
The Arizona Republic reported Thursday that when Cohen reported the conduct in March 2019 to ASU’s athletic director and four other senior administrators, the school failed to take action and allegedly retaliated by firing him.
ASU says Cohen was put on leave in August 2019 and fired in December for refusing to cooperate with a department reorganization.
