ENMU Community for Accountability

11/09/2023

I hope the people in Portales are paying attention.

Three former New Mexico State basketball players were criminally charged after accusations that they sexually assaulted their teammates last year.

10/26/2023

Well, well, well…nothing like a change of scenery to sweep a problem under the rug! Eastern New Mexico University - ENMU - DO THE RIGHT THING & PROTECT YOUR STUDENT-ATHLETES!!!!

07/14/2023

Hey, gang…so, all the defendants have filed their Answers to the lawsuit. It’s about what I expected, admitting to basic facts like the women were students & members of the basketball team. They denied pretty much everything else & said the women failed to state a case & asked that it be thrown out (pretty much boilerplate lawyer language). Not surprising, it’s how most defendants answer civil suits, but it’s still disheartening because all the defendants are denying the women’s trauma. One interesting thing, the coach admitted that her husband treated them in the home, but claimed the players requested it. So, victim-blaming. She also admitted that Paul Weir knew the players were treated by her husband in their home. She also admitted that there was a camera in their home that may have captured some of the treatment sessions. They admit that a meeting with Weir & the coach & her husband happened in Nov 2022 but deny there was any mention of sexual assault. All of them object to the women proceeding anonymously. And they all claim that ENMU (and thus the others) did not waive immunity. As a state institution, you’re only allowed to sue the state under certain circumstances. There’s also a scheduling order that basically just sets a date to discuss preliminary discovery schedule. No trial date yet.

Apologies for the long post, but wanted to give you the full picture. Let me know if you have questions & I’ll do my best to answer.

07/11/2023

I’ll give Northwestern this much…when they realized they were too lenient, they reversed course. For a coach who fought tooth & nail to prevent his players from unionizing, he clearly didn’t treat them like the “family” he claimed they were.

Northwestern has fired coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of widespread hazing within the football program. Defensive coordinator David Braun is expected to be named the Wildcats' acting coach, sources told ESPN.

06/29/2023

The ENMU Board of Regents should learn a lesson from this and SETTLE!!!

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KTSM) — Two former New Mexico State men’s basketball players, Shakiru Odunewu, Deuce Benjamin and Deuce’s father, William Benjamin will be receiving a total of $8 million af…

05/15/2023

ENMU Athletics is using women’s basketball players to make a pitch for donors to the program. I tell you what, how about you first, making sure they are on an abuse-free environment with an AD who takes the job seriously and THEN we’ll talk about donations.

05/07/2023

ENMU definitely needs to learn some lessons!

From the Editorial Board: Schools of all levels need to review their anti-hazing policies and commit to zero tolerance of hazing and sexual assault.

05/04/2023

We have been thinking about what outcomes we’d like to see here. Does anyone have any other outcomes they’d like to see? We came up with this list:

1) A quick, painless settlement for the young women and for them not to be drug through an ugly experience beyond everything the university has failed them on.

2 ) An independent and transparent investigation by a state or federal agency.

3) Paul Weir held accountable.

05/03/2023

A lot of what happened at Michigan State, fully explored in this excellent documentary, sounds eerily similar to the allegations at ENMU. Please visit this website, there’s a lot of great resources for anyone who cares about preventing & reporting abuse, and holding accountable the predators and enablers.

Gymnasts who survived USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and the reporters who exposed USAG's toxic culture.