Joshua Primo: Sports activities psychologist recordsdata civil swimsuit accusing former San Antonio Spurs participant of exposing himself throughout remedy classes

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A sports activities psychologist, who was underneath contract with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, has filed a civil lawsuit towards the group and 19-year-old former Spurs participant Joshua Primo.

The psychologist alleges the participant uncovered himself to her throughout remedy classes and claimed the group’s management didn't act regardless of her “quite a few complaints about Primo’s improper sexual conduct,” in line with a court docket submitting.

Primo has denied the allegations.

The lawsuit claims that Primo first uncovered his genitals to Dr. Hillary Cauthen throughout a person personal session in December 2021, that the exposures continued to occurred, rising “progressively extra excessive,” and that Primo’s habits “went unchecked by the group’s management for a lot of months,” even after Cauthen reported it.

The Spurs authorized workforce then advised Cauthen, a licensed, credentialed scientific psychologist, that the workforce “had misplaced belief in her,” Cauthen’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, mentioned throughout a press convention Thursday.

When her contract got here up for renewal in August, they selected to not renew it, in line with the petition filed in Bexar County District Court docket on Thursday.

“Primo’s conduct is clearly properly outdoors the bounds of what's regular or is appropriate. His conduct shocks the conscience,” Buzbee mentioned.

“I might additionally say that the Spurs conduct and the way in which they dealt with this matter was egregious and completely unreasonable.”

Primo was just lately launched from the workforce on October 28. Spurs Sports activities & Leisure CEO RC Buford mentioned the roster transfer would “serve one of the best curiosity of each the group and Joshua” in a press release whereas not offering any particular particulars on the choice.

Attorneys for the participant have launched a press release, saying “Josh Primo is initially of a promising profession and has been devastated by these false allegations and launch by the Spurs.”

His attorneys name Cauthen’s accusations “both a whole fabrication, a gross embellishment or utter fantasy.”

“Josh Primo is a 19-year-old NBA participant who has suffered a lifetime of trauma and challenges.

“He's now being victimized by his former workforce appointed sports activities psychologist, who's taking part in to ugly stereotypes and racially charged fears for her personal monetary profit,” their assertion mentioned.

Buzbee mentioned his workplace has been in touch with Bexar County officers and he plans to additionally file a felony criticism for a number of counts of indecent publicity towards Primo.

“We count on the right authorities to prosecute,” he mentioned throughout Thursday’s press convention.

Muricas News has reached out to the Spurs group and the NBA for remark.