Article 6EYZ5 Olympic bobsleigh medalist Aja Evans sues team doctor alleging sexual assault

Olympic bobsleigh medalist Aja Evans sues team doctor alleging sexual assault

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Bryan Armen Graham
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  • Evans alleges sexual assault by team doctor over 10-year period
  • Chicago native won bronze medal at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

Aja Evans, who won an Olympic bronze medal for the United States in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2014 Sochi Games, filed a lawsuit in New York state court on Wednesday, alleging she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions over the course of a decade by a chiropractor on Team USA's medical staff.

The defendants named in the lawsuit are Dr Jonathan Wilhelm, a chiropractor with offices in Montana; his employer Pro Chiropractic, the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation; and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

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