Jonathan Coachman Mentioned In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against ESPN – Allegedly Sent Inappropriate Photos Of Himself To Co-Worker

Former ESPN Anchor and current RAW play-by-play announcer Jonathan Coachman’s name has been mentioned in a recent sexual harassment lawsuit brought against ESPN.

Adrienne Lawrence, a former ESPN anchor and legal analyst has filed a lawsuit against ESPN for sexual harassment in the workplace. The lawsuit mentions several personalities including Jonathan Coachman.

The entire lawsuit filed against ESPN can be read at this link.

The parts referencing Jonathan Coachman state:

“1. Men Preyed on Ms. Lawrence Under the Guise of
Being Collegial or Providing Mentorship

125. On or around January 18, 2016, SportsCenter anchor Jonathan Coachman(“Coachman”) emailed Ms. Lawrence offering to provide her with mentorship and providing his cellphone number. When he contacted her via text, he quickly turned a professional conversation into a personal matter, asking her about her musical interests. He was employing the ESPN predators’ playbook. See supra at ¶ 84. Colleagues then cautioned Ms. Lawrence that Coachman was notorious for sexually harassing female employees. After learning that, Ms. Lawrence made an effort to communicate to Coachman that she had a boyfriend, after which she did not hear from him again and he made no offers of mentorship.

126. Coachman’s reputation for making unwelcome sexual advances toward women and engaging in other sexually harassing behavior was not a secret. Cary Chow had warned Ms. Lawrence about him when he gave the short list of men at ESPN who were notorious for sexual harassment. Coachman had sent Walsh inappropriate photos of himself and text messages, falsely telling her colleagues that they were romantically involved and that she “wanted” him – another common practice of men at ESPN. See supra at ¶ 13. At least one young production assistant who joined ESPN just out of college had complained to Ms. Lawrence about Coachman making her feel uncomfortable by complimenting her physical appearance and making passes at her.4″

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