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Georgia Tech investigation dismisses claim basketball coach sexually assaulted woman

Josh Pastner is Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball coach.
Josh Pastner is Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball coach.
By Alan Judd
June 4, 2018

An investigation commissioned by Georgia Tech has found "no credible evidence" to support allegations that its head men's basketball coach sexually assaulted a fan.

A lawyer hired by Tech issued a lengthy report that the school says exonerated coach Josh Pastner. The coach had been accused by the girlfriend of a former friend of groping and inappropriately touching her numerous times between 2016 and 2017.

Tech said that Athletic Director Todd Stansbury would be meeting with Pastner to discuss access to the basketball program by outsiders.

Check back for updates and additional details.

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Alan Judd is a former investigative reporter for the AJC. He has written about persistently dangerous apartment complexes in metro Atlanta, juvenile justice, child welfare, sexual abuse by physicians, patient deaths in state psychiatric hospitals, and other topics.

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