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He Was Acquitted Of Raping A Young Teen He Coached. Now He’s Suing The City And Police Department.

Ashe Schow
He Was Acquitted Of Raping A Young Teen He Coached. Now He’s Suing The City And Police Department.
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In August 2019, Kali Watkins was found not guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl in a locker room. Now Watkins, a former Webster Central School District girl’s basketball coach, is suing the city and police department that investigated, alleging the entire event was a coordinated attack against him by critics.

WHAM reported that Watkins alleges in his lawsuit that he was “the target of an investigation driven by personal animosity by those in the Webster Police Department and the school district for which he worked, alleging his coaching style, grudges over personal relationships and racism may all have played roles in what unfolded.”

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