Rudy Chestang, a former Alcorn State University (ASU) Braves basketball player, has filed a lawsuit against the university and Dr. Alvin T. Simpson, a psychology professor, for sexual harassment, according to WJTV.com.
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Chicago-native Chestang arrived in Lorman, Miss., in 2005, after accepting an athletic scholarship to what is affectionately known as the “reservation.” Confident that he was finally on the road to providing financially for his family back in the Windy City, Chestang was living his “dream”:
I felt basketball was my way to the American dream to help my family, Chestang said. It was the grown-up brotherhood thing that I was looking for.
According to Chestang, the dream became a nightmare when a basketball game forced him to miss a psychology exam in 2008. Enter, Dr. Simpson, a tenured professor at Alcorn State and adored by students for his unique and innovative approach to psychology and his willingness to serve as mentor to students in his program.
Chestang is now accusing Dr. Simpson of sexually propositioning him in exchange for the opportunity to retake the test.
If I wanted to take the test, I [could], but it had to be at his house, Chestang said.
According to the 6’8″ ball player, what he discovered when he went to Simpson’s house with a friend shocked him to his core: Read Full Story
