Iowa basketball league to settle youth exploitation lawsuit
August 2, 2022 4:59AM CDT
FILE – In this Sept. 1, 2008, file photo, Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen poses for a photo in Des Moines, Iowa. An Iowa-based youth basketball league has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players who were victimized by a former coach Stephen, who secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual exploitation of minors. (Michael Zamora/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based youth basketball league has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them.
Gregory Stephen is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual exploitation of minors.
Guy Cook, the lawyer for boys who played Barnstormers Basketball of Iowa games from 2005 to 2018, said the league has agreed to settle the case by establishing a fund of more than $1 million to compensate victims.
A judge must sign off on the agreement before it’s finalized.
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