Female wrestler who was allegedly sexually assaulted by trans athlete opens up on waging Title IX lawsuit

Washington state girls' wrestler Kallie Keeler and her mother Stephanie Brown have filed a lawsuit after Keeler was allegedly sexually assaulted by a trans competitor during a match.

Kallie Keeler used to spend the whole year waiting for wrestling season.

The Washington teenager has been on the mat since she was 4 years old. Even when she was playing soccer, wrestling was still the sport that stayed on her mind.

"It’s, like, all I look forward to all year," Keeler said. "I’ll be talking about wrestling in the middle of soccer season."

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Washington state girls wrestler Kallie Keeler (Alliance Defending Freedom)

But now, after Keeler and her mother Stephanie Brown filed a lawsuit with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) over an alleged sexual assault to Keeler by a trans athlete during a match in February, the sport that once shaped her life has become the center of a legal battle, a school controversy and a public debate she never expected to join.

Keeler said she has not decided whether she will continue wrestling next season, after she was allegedly told by officials she may have to face that same trans athlete in future competitions.

"It just depends where everything is at by the time wrestling season comes around," she said.

The lawsuit names multiple government and school parties, including the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal, the Puyallup School District and multiple school employees, according to prior reporting. The transgender athlete and the athlete’s family are not defendants.

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