Ringling principal, coach charged in harassment investigation
AT 10 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THAT AND I’M KEVIN OGLE AND I’M JOLEEN CHANEY. AFTER A 5 MONTH INVESTIGATION, WRINKLING PRINCIPAL AND FOOTBALL COACH PHIL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR AMID ALLEGATIONS THAT HE HARASSED AND BULLIED PLAYER. HE IS ACCUSED OF USING PROFANE, DEGRADING AND DEROGATORY LANGUAGE TOWARDS STUDENT ATHLETES UNDER HIS SUPERVISION. AMONG OTHER NEWS FOR 10 OR DAILY OFF JOINS US WITH MORE ON THIS NEW CHARGE. TANNER. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE INVESTIGATION WAS MADE FOR REPORTS OF ABUSE BETWEEN AUGUST OF 2021 AND FEBRUARY OF 2023. THE CRIME IS PUNISHABLE BY ONE IN
JAIL OR BOTH. IT TOOK NEARLY 5 MONTHS. BUT THE OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION HAS COMPLETED ITS INQUIRY INTO RINGLING FOOTBALL COACH PHIL. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS HOW HE TREATED SOME STUDENT ATHLETES THAT WENT THROUGH HIS PROGRAM WAS, QUOTE, AN ACT THAT WAS INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC MORALS. THE MOST RECENT COMPLAINTS SURFACED IN FEBRUARY. SEVERAL PLAYERS REPORTED THAT HE USED PROFANE DEGRADING IN DEROGATORY LANGUAGE, INCLUDING RACIAL AND HOMOPHOBIC SLURS. PLAYERS ALSO SAID HE WANTS PUNISH THEM BY REQUIRING THEM TO DO EXERCISE DRILLS COMPLETELY NAKED IN THE LOCKER ROOM. TODD MERCER ATTORNEY FOR THE VICTIMS IN THIS CASE
GAVE A STATEMENT TO NEWS 4 ABOUT THE OUTCOME SAYING IN PART TODAY, THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA FINALLY TOOK ACTION TO PROTECT THE STUDENTS AND ATHLETES AND RINGLING OKLAHOMA BY CHARGING PRINCIPAL
OR PHILIP SHOULD SUSPEND HIM TODAY AND IMMEDIATELY FILED TO REVOKE HIS LICENSE TO TEACH SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA. NOW, ONCE AGAIN, FILL CAUSE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH OUTRAGING PUBLIC
