Minnesota President: Additional Complaints Against Teague
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- More people have come forward with sexual harassment claims against former University of Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague, who resigned earlier this month.
Teague is accused of sexually harassing Ann Aronson and Erin Dady. Both women work for the university and reported that Teague inappropriately touched them and sent sexually explicit text messages to one of them.
A Star Tribune reporter also accused Teague of harassment.
On Wednesday, a university spokesman confirmed the school has received additional complaints of sexual harassment against Teague.
The university paid a search firm out of Atlanta more than $112,000 in 2012 to find and help recruit Teague.
The Parker Firm recommended him for the job, even though he was the subject of a sexual discrimination complaint at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he was also the athletic director.
That complaint was later settled by VCU for $125,000.
The search committee said Teague signed a statement saying no potential issues existed.
This summer's harassment claims involving Teague and two senior University of Minnesota employees allegedly happened during a university leadership retreat.
On MPR Wednesday morning, Eric Kaler, the University of Minnesota president, said he is disgusted and disappointed in Teague.
"I trusted him to manage Gopher athletics," Kaler said. "He was out raising money and recruiting coaches. I didn't see, nor did people tell me, about issues that might have preceded this. There's always 20/20 hindsight, but I was surprised."
He said that the number of recent allegations against Teague is fewer than five. Kaler said that team will look into the additional complaints.
Now, there's an external investigation into the university's entire athletic department, and the hiring of Teague.