LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at her high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit first filed in December 2022 and amended on May 1 accuses Scott of sexual battery and false imprisonment. Scott, 64, fought to have his name removed from court documents, but a judge denied his request to be identified only as \u201cJohn Doe.” The updated complaint named him publicly for the first time.<\/p>\n
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