Overview

• Fifteen former Hoosiers now allege that Dr. Bradford Bomba performed unnecessary digital rectal exams on athletes during physicals, labeling the procedures as sexual misconduct.
• Five players are named in a current lawsuit while ten more are preparing to join the litigation against Indiana University.
• The plaintiffs claim that coach Bobby Knight and longtime athletic trainer Tim Garl were aware of player concerns yet instructed them to continue seeing Bomba.
• An independent investigation by law firm Jones Day, commissioned by the university and concluded last month, determined the exams were clinically appropriate and found no evidence of sexual gratification.
• Legal experts warn that Bomba’s death last month and Indiana’s two-year statute of limitations for civil assault claims could pose significant hurdles for the lawsuits.