NEW JERSEY
Paramus Daily Voice
Cecilia Levine
The Bergen Catholic Wrestling program is being accused of sexual and verbal assault in a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court.
The complaint was filed on behalf of one former wrestler and 100 other unnamed victims, according to the suit , posted in an article by NorthJersey.com.
The 29-page suit says that head coach Dave Bell made inappropriate comments to the athlete, saying he was “shredded” and in emails and texts told him he loved him “as well as other highly inappropriate and sexual predatory behavior on a minor child,” the article says.
Bell’s lawyer, Sean Pena, allegedly sent a letter to The Record and NorthJersey.com threatening to take legal action if a story about the lawsuit was published, the outlet reports.
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