Florida basketball coach Todd Golden accused of sexually harassing, stalking students in bombshell complaint

Florida men's hoops caput manager Todd Golden is being accused of sexually harassing students, according to University Title IX documents obtained by an autarkic website, Alligator.com.

Golden is said to person stalked, sexually harassed and sexually exploited an unspecified fig of women, according to the report. Alligator.com has spoken with 2 women who claimed to person been harassed by Golden. 

One of the women, who is simply a pupil astatine Florida, said helium sent her unsolicited photos of his genitalia, successful summation to pursuing her successful his car and connected ft astatine slightest '10 times.' 

The different women, a erstwhile U of F student, said Golden 'had this manipulation maneuver implicit everyone.' Golden allegedly 'liked' a fig of their Instagram posts earlier going backmost and 'unliking' them successful an evident effort to screen his tracks.

A ceremonial Title IX kick was filed connected September 27 alleging helium violated the school's Gender Equity Policy. The schoolhouse is prevented from commenting oregon confirming the beingness of immoderate Title IX inquiries, a UF spokesperson told Alligator.com.

Florida is presently 2-0 nether Golden, who near San Francisco for Gainesville successful 2022 to articulation the Gators.

An Israeli-US national who was calved successful Phoenix, Golden is joined to erstwhile Saint Mary's volleyball subordinate Megan York, according to Florida’s diversion website. 

The brace really met astatine St. Mary's, wherever Golden led the Gaels to 2 NCAA Tournament berths arsenic a constituent guard. 

After graduating, Golden has gone done a fig of coaching positions, including a stint astatine Columbia and nether Bruce Pearl astatine Auburn. 

Golden signed a six-year, $18 cardinal declaration successful Gainesville successful 2022 and made $3 cardinal successful 2023-24. In March helium agreed to a two-year declaration hold that included a $1 cardinal yearly raise.