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Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans files lawsuit alleging sexual assault by team chiropractor

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Content warning: This story includes descriptions of alleged sexual assault

Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans filed a lawsuit in New York state court Wednesday that details multiple incidents of alleged sexual assault by a chiropractor on Team USA's medical staff, per a report from ESPN.

Dr. Jonathan Wilhelm, who is based in Montana, is not the only defendant in the filing. His Pro Chiropractic clinic, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation are also named in the suit.

Evans and her teammates trained for international competitions at a Lake Placid facility and the lawsuit was filed not far from there, in Essex County.