Ex-Lakers player and coach Byron Scott accused in lawsuit of sexually assaulting teen in 1987

Former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott is accused in a lawsuit amended earlier this month of sexually assaulting a girl in 1987 when she was 15 and he was 26 during a team event at her high school.
Former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott is accused in a lawsuit amended earlier this month of sexually assaulting a girl in 1987 when she was 15 and he was 26 during a team event at her high school.
The lawsuit first filed in December 2022 and amended May 1 alleges sexual battery and false imprisonment. The amended complaint publicly named the former Laker, now 64, for the first time.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff was attending summer classes at Campbell Hall High School in Los Angeles when she was sexually assaulted by Scott in a locked janitor’s closet in the school gymnasium. The Lakers were at the school in LA’s Studio City area to film an instructional basketball video in the gym and meet with students, parents and faculty members, according to the complaint.
At the time, Scott was in his fourth season with the Showtime-era Lakers and had won two of his three NBA championships with the team.
The lawsuit was filed in 2022 under a California law that allowed older cases to be filed for underage plaintiffs. The law required the defendant to remain anonymous until certain thresholds were crossed.
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