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Athletes: Behaving Badly or Targets for False Accusations?

You've seen the headlines about student athletes being accused of sexual assaults and other egregious acts -- but are athletes being supported and protected by universities? Dr. Phil meets two women who claim they were sexually assaulted by college athletes and say there is a big double standard when it comes to athletes accused versus typical students. Bailey claims she was sexually assaulted by three basketball players but claims they were protected by the university. Then, Teresa says she knows firsthand the double standard when it comes to athletic preferential treatment because, even though the person who assaulted her was convicted, served time, and had to register as a sex offender, he was allowed to return to the field and was hailed as a star for another university. Plus, when an attorney claims athletes are the victims and their notoriety makes them easy targets for false accusations, he sparks an emotional debate.

English
  • Originally Aired September 27, 2022
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Created September 21, 2022 by
    Mandy723
  • Modified September 6, 2023 by
    Deleted User 2437826
Name Type Role
Marcial Rios Salcido Writer
John Pattyson Director