San Jose State settles sex abuse coverup suit with fired whistleblower for $560K

The attorney for a whistleblower in a sex abuse coverup at San Jose State University announced that the university has agreed to a $560,000 settlement of a civil lawsuit filed against the school and its former athletic director, Marie Tuite.

The suit alleged that the university fired Steve O’Brien for opposing Tuite’s efforts to retaliate against staff members who raised concerns about the athletic program, mostly in regards to an investigation of sex abuse allegations against then-Director of Sports Medicine Scott Shaw, who was accused of sexually fondling more than a dozen female student-athletes.