Kelli Tennant said she waited to come forward with allegations she was sexually assaulted by Luke Walton because she was 'scared' she might loser her job but can no longer remain silent after she struggled for years to bury the incident.
Kelli Tennant, center, with her attorneys Garo Mardirossian, left, and David de Robertis, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday regarding her sexual assault allegations against Luke Walton.
Mardirossian revealed that the alleged attack occurred in 2014, a detail that was not in the lawsuit filed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday. At the time, Walton, who is now the head coach of the Sacramento Kings, was a first-year assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. Mardirossian also said Tennant told her immediate family at the time of the incident, and also a few people he said weren’t relatives “that she communicated with that were very close to her.
During the news conference, Tennant recounted most of the details as they were presented in the lawsuit. She paused occasionally to take deep breaths and compose herself. Tennant and Mardirossian were asked several times why they didn’t involve law enforcement. Santa Monica Police Lt. Candice Cobarrubias said in a statement “there has been no report made to the Santa Monica Police Department. No investigation is ongoing.”Mardirossian gave different explanations. He said that they didn’t believe law enforcement would care about a five-year-old case.
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