It’s insane to me that the University has yet to make a real public statement, other than to basically say, “we’re looking into it” when asked. Or said that they are suspending the current coaching staff. This whole thing is so disturbing. I mean has there been any outcry from the local community? From the students?
If that's the case, that Huntington will not settle, are they Hannah and Emma going to need legal funds? Depending on the law firm and agreement they may not be prepared to actually go to trial. Their current agreement could state that the lawyers get x% of money in a settlement. If there's no settlement and Plaintiffs want to take it to trial they would have to enter a new agreement which make include money down or more money down if they don't already have any down.
Don’t law firms typically only take cases that are sure things? From my understanding, firms that aim for settlements typically only take the best cases for them. So if the aim is for a settlement, I would imagine that they easily have enough to win the case. I hope this is the case and that Huntington is being explained to, by their lawyers, that this is unwinnable and that they have to fork over a few million. That’s at least some level of justice I guess.
If that’s not the case and Hannah, Emma, etc need money for the case, that will be no issue. I know we can collectively make that happen if that’s even allowed or whatever legally. Kickstarter to screw over the rapist? The money can be acquired.
It was not germane to the 2020 criminal suit against Johnson, so it wasn't investigated by the police. However, it would be a part of the new civil suit and will likely be investigated by the prosecuting legal team and questioned if the case goes to a jury trial:
What are the details around a 33 year old man claiming he has ED and is on testosterone for it?
In the police interviews he says all of his sexual urges that led to sleeping with athletes came from supplementing testosterone.
No one asked "where did you get a prescription for testosterone to address your ED issue? Which Dr? show us the prescription and/or we need to talk to your physicians about the testing that led to this diagnosis."
some similarities to alberto slazaar and his claims that he had low testosterone.
will there be links between nick johnson's "condition" and the fact that athletes are claiming he was providing them PEDs with apparently no medical oversight
Police didn't get care about running or that he likely got the prescription as PED for athletes. They thought he was making up a BS excuse for his behavior. While I think it's possible he has a prescription for testosterone cream I don't believe he got it with the intention of fixing ED. At some point in the police report someone says that Lauren worries he is a sex addict. This is likely one of the unknown substances he was applying during massages.
Nick goes on a lot of seemingly unrelated tangents in his interview during the investigation. There's 2 other conversations mentioned in the investigation by other people where they say he went on wild tangents. He seems slightly paranoid when he begins defending himself from accusations that may not exist at the time he's defending himself against them. I think the investigators viewed it as him trying to deflect from what they knew by him saying well at least I didn't do this thing because of x, y and z. The reality is beginning to appear like he did do those things and he was actually trying to deter investigation into that. I'm sure there's more undocumented conversations that might be telling into other questionable acts or crimes he's committed.
Some of you don’t understand that the coverup / ignorance of all of this stems from Huntington University’s need to attract paying students. … . That’s why HU accepts 81% of all applicants – basically, if you can pay, you get in.
This is a great post and completely consistent with what I’ve seen of the inner workings of higher education. Also I just will as that “if you can pay” means “if you can go into crippling debt through federal student loan programs.”
If that's the case, that Huntington will not settle, are they Hannah and Emma going to need legal funds? Depending on the law firm and agreement they may not be prepared to actually go to trial. Their current agreement could state that the lawyers get x% of money in a settlement. If there's no settlement and Plaintiffs want to take it to trial they would have to enter a new agreement which make include money down or more money down if they don't already have any down.
It’s almost always the case that law firms take these cases purely on a contingency fee basis (they get nothing if no payout from the case) and front any hard costs. I’d be blown away if the plaintiffs need to pay anything out of pocket. But it’s a kind thought to think of helping them.
The usual protocol for this type of event is for universities to suspend the accused staff with pay [generally immediately] pending an investigation. Protection of students-athletes is the university's paramount concern, right? The allegations in this situation are significantly more egregious than those that would generally warrant immediate action.
I am an NAIA alum. When I was in college, a former athlete from a former job of his filed a civil suit against my coach alleging improper conduct when she was a minor (the lawsuit was later dropped).
I was super concerned my coach was going to get fired, but my school didn't care at all. I thought the school would at least check in on me and make sure there had not been any problems, but I never heard a peep from anyone.
I was glad my coach did not get fired, and I was definitely not being abused, but I was also a little disturbed that no one cared enough to check in with me.
As bad as the larger schools can be with these kinds of issues, small private colleges can be much worse, and can be much harder to hold accountable.
I am so confused to the timeline here. I need to get this straight. So In 2020 Nick Johnson contacted victim #1 pretending to be from university of oregon, took her across stage lines,sexually assaulted her etc. But somehow Lauren Johnson ended up coaching Victim 1 In high school. So is that how Lauren Johnson was introduced to victim 1, from her husband preying on her? Because presumably she wasn’t coaching her before that or else victim 1 wouldn’t have believed Nick Johnson was from U of O and would’ve known oh this is my coach’s husband. And now victim 1 is running at Huntington. Like how are her parents ok with this?
Bethel, and other schools hosting meets, can also make life hard for the HU coaching staff by requiring that they check in with campus security and watch a mandatory sexual harassment education video upon arrival plus sign a document attesting that they will adhere to that institution's policies regarding sexual behavior and student contact. They are also restricted to a 50 foot radius around their team tent while on school grounds, monitored by a member of that school's campus police. Additionally, designate a tent area significantly away from those of other teams.
Until the matter is resolved, schools should openly boycott any meets hosted by HU or demand that HU provide security and athlete escorts to all visiting athletes while they are on the HU campus.
Make sports participation such a pain in the rear for HU that they have no choice but to make changes.
The meet is not on school grounds it's at County park 7 or 8 miles away from Bethel.
You can contact St. Patrick's County Park below. They could ban HU from their property.
Victim 1 knew the Johnsons before the Oregon trip. The Oregon recruiting trip was staged so that Nick and the Victim could spend time alone together without her mom interfering. So her mom thought it was a legit trip but the victim knew it wasn’t.
It was not germane to the 2020 criminal suit against Johnson, so it wasn't investigated by the police. However, it would be a part of the new civil suit and will likely be investigated by the prosecuting legal team and questioned if the case goes to a jury trial:
What are the details around a 33 year old man claiming he has ED and is on testosterone for it?
In the police interviews he says all of his sexual urges that led to sleeping with athletes came from supplementing testosterone.
No one asked "where did you get a prescription for testosterone to address your ED issue? Which Dr? show us the prescription and/or we need to talk to your physicians about the testing that led to this diagnosis."
some similarities to alberto slazaar and his claims that he had low testosterone.
will there be links between nick johnson's "condition" and the fact that athletes are claiming he was providing them PEDs with apparently no medical oversight
Police didn't get care about running or that he likely got the prescription as PED for athletes. They thought he was making up a BS excuse for his behavior. While I think it's possible he has a prescription for testosterone cream I don't believe he got it with the intention of fixing ED. At some point in the police report someone says that Lauren worries he is a sex addict. This is likely one of the unknown substances he was applying during massages.
Nick goes on a lot of seemingly unrelated tangents in his interview during the investigation. There's 2 other conversations mentioned in the investigation by other people where they say he went on wild tangents. He seems slightly paranoid when he begins defending himself from accusations that may not exist at the time he's defending himself against them. I think the investigators viewed it as him trying to deflect from what they knew by him saying well at least I didn't do this thing because of x, y and z. The reality is beginning to appear like he did do those things and he was actually trying to deter investigation into that. I'm sure there's more undocumented conversations that might be telling into other questionable acts or crimes he's committed.
I am in complete agreement with you. The police were not investigating anything related to the new civil suit.
Nick goes on a lot of wild tangents. it like watching a law and order episode where the narcissist is leading the conversation astray,
what I find interesting is his comments that are public/documented record in his interviews, are now very interesting when paired up with the new civil case involving PEDs and sexual assault.
We have police documents where he says
"I slept with members of the team and I have testosterone I regularly use"
which will now be reviewed against claims of rape and PED usage.
2020 police interviews where Nick Johnson's wife states:
"he's a sex addict that slept with multiple team members at roughly the same time and is a compulsive/skilled liar.... although the sex was consensual"
sure won't help them in the 2022 lawsuit were the victims say sex was not consensual
I am so confused to the timeline here. I need to get this straight. So In 2020 Nick Johnson contacted victim #1 pretending to be from university of oregon, took her across stage lines,sexually assaulted her etc. But somehow Lauren Johnson ended up coaching Victim 1 In high school. So is that how Lauren Johnson was introduced to victim 1, from her husband preying on her? Because presumably she wasn’t coaching her before that or else victim 1 wouldn’t have believed Nick Johnson was from U of O and would’ve known oh this is my coach’s husband. And now victim 1 is running at Huntington. Like how are her parents ok with this?
I believe dad isn’t in the picture and mom seems to be a little wacky as well. I believe other victims of Nick also had parental issues making them easier targets. Nick himself, I believe, didn’t have the best parenting situation.
I am so confused to the timeline here. I need to get this straight. So In 2020 Nick Johnson contacted victim #1 pretending to be from university of oregon, took her across stage lines,sexually assaulted her etc. But somehow Lauren Johnson ended up coaching Victim 1 In high school. So is that how Lauren Johnson was introduced to victim 1, from her husband preying on her? Because presumably she wasn’t coaching her before that or else victim 1 wouldn’t have believed Nick Johnson was from U of O and would’ve known oh this is my coach’s husband. And now victim 1 is running at Huntington. Like how are her parents ok with this?
I will venture a “guess” here.
Nick and Lauren both knew victim #1 prior to the recruiting trip. Nick and Victim #1 had an inappropriate relationship prior even if it wasn’t physical yet. Victim #1 knew about the Oregon ruse and used it as an excuse to her parents to spend a weekend away with Nick.
We know she now doesn’t see herself as a victim and likely still has a relationship with Nick and that is why she has decided to go to Huntington and run under his wife.
lauren seems open to these relationships even if she doesn’t take an active role in them.
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