May 7, 2025 12 PM PT
Former Lakers player and head coach Byron Scott is accused in a lawsuit obtained by The Times of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student at Studio City Campbell Hall High School in 1987.
The former student alleges that Scott escorted her into a janitor’s closet and that according to the lawsuit he “began kissing her on the mouth as she repeatedly asked ‘what are you doing?’
“Then, despite her clear protests, Scott pushed [her] to her knees, and, against her will, pulled off her top.