Brooke Slusser Says SJSU Hid 2024 Todd Kress Allegations as Coach Stayed in Post

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 12

Brooke Slusser said San Jose State never told players that officials had received a 2024 letter accusing volleyball coach Todd Kress of assaulting a former Fairfield player in 1998.
October 2024 emails reviewed by Fox News Digital show SJSU acknowledged the letter, apologized to the former player and discussed possible next steps, yet Kress continued coaching through the season and beyond.
Slusser said rumors still reached her family during her final season, prompting warnings never to be alone with Kress and to bring assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose or a teammate into meetings.
Batie-Smoose was suspended days after filing a Title IX complaint and later lost her job, a contrast Slusser said bothered her most because Kress remained on payroll.
Kress, SJSU and the university's lawyers did not respond to requests for comment; Slusser, already suing SJSU and the CSU system, warned current players and recruits to 'beware.'