“Instead of protecting these young men and women, they victimized them and cashed their checks.” “This was a factory of abuse designed specifically to generate two things: a constant supply of underage victims for Scott Foster and his fellow predators and a billion dollar revenue stream to Varsity Spirit, USASF and Bain Capital,” said Strom attorney Bakari Sellers. Investigations: Inside the USA TODAY investigation into cheerleading industry and Jerry Harris' crimes What is alleged in the new lawsuit? In over 44 pages, the complaint, filed on behalf of six anonymous plaintiffs by attorneys from Strom Law Firm, details an exploitative system with little accountability that “created, organized and propagated a system of young-athlete abuse against innocent victims.” According to the lawsuit, Bain bought Varsity Spirit from Charlesbank in 2018. The suit, filed Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina, names several defendants – including Foster’s estate, his widow Kathy Foster, Rockstar Cheer and Dance Inc., national cheerleading organizations, the United States All Star Federation and Varsity Spirit LLC, and corporate entities Charlesbank Capital Partners and Bain Capital. However his behavior, the lawsuit alleges, is a symptom of a much wider problem.
Foster is accused of soliciting sex and explicit photographs from athletes under his care. GREENVILLE, S.C. – Multiple cheerleading coaches have been accused of a wide range of misconduct and illicit sexual behavior with minors in a new federal lawsuit filed in South Carolina.Īmong the coaches is Rockstar Cheer founder Scott Foster, who died by suicide last week. Watch Video: TRAILER: Dozens of cheer coaches convicted of sex crimes not banned from sport
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