Content warning: This story contains depictions of graphic alleged sexual harassment.
Suspended Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker issued a scathing rebuttal of accusations of sexual harassment levied against him while suggesting that they were issued as part of an "ulterior motive" to terminate his contract with the university.
Tucker issued his statement Monday afternoon through his attorney Jennifer Belveal, a day after MSU announced that he would be suspended without pay. Tucker was suspended following an accusation that he masturbated during a phone call with Brenda Tracy, an anti-rape activist who works with organizations on sexual assault education and did so with MSU's football team under Tucker's watch.