ST. PETERSBURG (FL)
Tampa Bay Times

January 31, 2018

By Colleen Wright

Brianna Holzerland said she stands by her allegations that she was subjected to inappropriate behavior and sexual abuse nearly a decade ago by former Tampa Bay Rays physician Michael Reilly.

Holzerland, 26, said it happened while she worked as a teenager at the doctor’s office. Reilly, who has denied the allegations, was fired by the Rays on Tuesday after executives saw the 10-minute YouTube video she posted online.

She released this statement Wednesday to the Tampa Bay Times:

“I stand with the facts stated in my original video which took several years for me to verbalize. As I stated in my video if I can help one person that may be in a position that I was in several years ago then that is enough.”

The video led St. Petersburg police to launch an investigation. Reilly also…