PHOENIX (CN) — Eight federal jurors found Arizona State University and former Athletic Director Ray Anderson not liable for retaliating against an employee soon after he reported assaults and sexual harassment by a donor.
“Very simply, I’m pleased with the jury’s verdict,” Anderson said Thursday outside the courtroom. “I think it’s appropriate. I’m glad this case is over.”
Anderson fired David Cohen from his role as senior associate athletics director in August 2019, telling him at the time that he was “not a cultural fit” for the athletic department. But Cohen, who sued the university and its governing body in 2021 claiming retaliation and wrongful termination, says he received positive performance evaluations, annual bonuses and pay raises until he reported a wealthy donor for assault and sexual harassment at a basketball game in March 2019…