Trans middle school athlete whose presence stirred protests is accused of sexual harassment

OutKick contributor Riley Gaines calls out the Biden administration for 'celebrating' transgender athletes in women's sports.

West Virginia high school track athlete Adaleia Cross is joining a national Title IX lawsuit after alleging a transgender 13-year-old teammate sexually harassed her during practices and in the school's locker room.

B.P.J., which is how court documents refer to the transgender athlete at the center of the allegations and another West Virginia lawsuit, allegedly made "several offensive and inappropriate sexual comments" to Cross throughout the school shot put season. The interactions allegedly escalated to more "aggressive, vile, and disturbing" comments during Cross's final year of middle school. B.P.J is a biological male who identifies as a female.

"During the end of that year, about two to three times per week, B.P.J. would look at me" and make a sexually explicit vulgar comment, Cross alleged in the lawsuit filed May 8. "There were usually other girls around who heard this. I heard B.P.J. say the same thing to my other teammates, too."

RED STATE AGS SUE BIDEN ADMIN TO HALT ‘RADICAL TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGY’ THREATENING ‘SAFETY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS’

Trans athlete "B.P.J." with a blurred face shown on a track. (ACLU)

Cross alleged additional "vulgar comments" caused deep distress and affected her ability to continue to participate in track and field.

"B.P.J. made other more explicit sexual statements that felt threatening to me. At times, B.P.J." would make remarks suggesting a desire to carry out sexual assault, according to the lawsuit.

"I felt confused and disgusted when I heard these vulgar and aggressive comments," Cross alleged. "It was especially confusing because I was told that B.P.J. was on