The girlfriend of former USC kicker Matt Boermeester said Sunday that the Title IX investigation that led to his removal from the school's football team was "horrible and unjust" to her and Boermeester. Her attorney, Kerry L. Steigerwalt, said that USC alleged that Boermeester shoved Katz outside her home. USC suspended Boermeester in February while the school investigated what it called a “student-conduct issue.”Mark Schamel, an attorney representing Boermeester, said Boermeester was not permitted to return to USC following the school's investigation, in which USC alleged that Boermeester assaulted Katz. In the statement, Katz said she and Boermeester have dated for more than a year. The Title IX investigation began, Steigerwalt said, after a neighbor witnessed Boermeester and Katz roughhousing.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 31, 2017 05:15 UTC