WHO IS RICK BUTLER? YOUTH VOLLEYBALL COACH ACCUSED OF RAPING TEENAGE GIRLS HUNDREDS OF TIMES

CHICAGO (IL)
Newsweek

March 2, 2018

By Christina Zhao

A prominent Chicago youth volleyball coach has been accused of raping at least six girls on hundreds of different occasions in the 1980s.

According to a 72-page suit filed to the U.S. District Court of Chicago on Tuesday, Rick Butler used his influence and power to rape young players. The class-action suit, filed by Laura Mullen, one of the alleged victims’ mothers, is seeking $5 million in damages from Butler; his wife, Cheryl; and Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, the club they own together.

The plaintiff said the rapes occurred in his car, his apartment, his gym, on a train and in many other locations. One young woman claimed Butler impregnated her and forced her to have an abortion after many years of repeated sexual abuse and rape.

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