PINEVILLE, La. (AP) - The Latest on a lawsuit that accuses a Louisiana college and its president of discriminating against an applicant for a football coaching job (all times local):
8:15 p.m.
The president of a private Baptist college in Louisiana says there is no truth to a lawsuit’s claims that he refused to sign off on hiring a football coach because of his Jewish heritage.
Louisiana College president Rick Brewer said in a statement Friday that he has been unfairly “vilified and determined guilty by certain persons from across the nation.”
Earlier Friday, an attorney for Brewer and the Pineville school said they “wholeheartedly” denied the lawsuit’s allegations and “look forward to their day in court and the dismissal of the lawsuit.”
Joshua Bonadona sued the college and Brewer on Wednesday, accusing them of violating his civil rights.
Bonadona’s lawsuit says he applied for a job as defensive backs coach and was interviewed last May by Brewer and head football coach Justin Charles. The suit claims Charles later told Bonadona that Brewer refused to approve his hiring because of what Brewer called his “Jewish blood.”
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10:13 a.m.
An attorney for a private Baptist college in Louisiana and the school’s president disputes a lawsuit’s claims that they refused to hire an applicant for a football coaching job because of his Jewish heritage.
The lawyer, Darren Patin, said Friday that Louisiana College and its president, Rick Brewer, “wholeheartedly” deny the allegations and “look forward to their day in court and the dismissal of the lawsuit.”
Joshua Bonadona sued the Pineville college and Brewer on Wednesday, accusing them of violating his civil rights.
Bonadona’s lawsuit says he applied for a job as defensive backs coach and was interviewed last May by Brewer and head football coach Justin Charles. The suit claims Charles later told Bonadona that Brewer refused to approve his hiring because of what Brewer called his “Jewish blood.”
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