"The amended complaint, filed late Friday, brings the number of plaintiffs to 31. The lawsuit also names, as defendants, senior administrators of the athletic department, asserting the student athletes reported the misconduct but the defendants failed to take action. It accuses them of "willful, wanton and/or reckless" conduct "done in conscious and flagrant disregard of and indifference to the rights and safety of others.""
"The former student-athletes allege that Murphy would inappropriately touch their groin during massage treatments or made them uncomfortable during "unnecessarily intrusive urine sample collection methods" during mandatory drug testing. Ben Locke, one of two named plaintiffs, said he had to shower in front of Murphy less than 24 hours after surgery under the guise that Murphy would help wrap the player's bandages and make sure it didn't get wet."
A total of 31 former North Carolina State male student-athletes are plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit accusing former sports medicine director Robert Murphy of sexual abuse, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation during his 2012–2022 tenure. The amended complaint adds 17 plaintiffs and names senior athletic department administrators as defendants, alleging the student-athletes reported misconduct and administrators failed to act, displaying "willful, wanton and/or reckless" conduct. Specific allegations include inappropriate groin touching during massages, "unnecessarily intrusive" urine sample collection during drug testing, and forced post-surgery showering. A separate Industrial Commission negligence case is stayed pending the civil case.
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