New Jersey’s all boys catholic school came under heavy fire over the weekend when a lawsuit was filed alleging a culture of sexual and verbal abuse on the wrestling team and cover up by the administration.

Reportedly the suit claims (news vice):

 The suit claims that a wrestling coach at Bergen Catholic showed the plaintiff, a minor who is not named in the suit, pornographic images and sent inappropriate texts to him in December and January. Another coach forced the student to strip naked in front of other students. And when the plaintiff complained to the school’s administration, he was kicked off the team. The administration, in an effort to protect the wrestling program’s prestige, covered up and ignored the student’s allegations, the suit further alleges. For a time during the 2017-2018 season, the team was ranked first in the country.

The suit goes on to mention another 100 victims – there were allegations of culture of sexual violence on the team and evidence that school’s administration knew about it.

“While it is fair to argue that we should extend the statute of limitations going forward to give victims more time to sue, a wide-open ‘window’ allowing claims that are decades old is fundamentally unjust because the claims are impossible to defend,” said Dennis Poust of the New York State Catholic Conference, according to the Guardian.

A different source clarified:

  Miltenberg represents the former student, who accuses Bergen Catholic High School wrestling head coach David Bell and assistant coach Dominick Spataro of sexually harassing the boy and others on the team.

The lawsuit alleges the coaches shared pornographic images with team members, watched wrestlers strip naked and sent athletes inappropriate text messages.

Specifically, Spataro is accused of circulating nude photos of himself to the boy and his teammates.

Bell “stated that the plaintiff was ‘shredded.'” He texted and emailed “that he loved him, as well as other highly inappropriate and sexual predatory behavior on a minor child.”

The lawsuit also alleges that Bell “inappropriately watched wrestlers change and strip naked in locker rooms.”

The student, who is identified in the lawsuit as “John Doe,” claims he was cut from the wrestling team after making the allegations and has since transferred out of the school.