Former NC State athletes filed on Wednesday a fourth sexual abuse lawsuit against ex-director of sports medicine Robert Murphy Jr., bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 14. Three former athletes filed individual lawsuits in 2022 and 2023, and the case has now grown to include 11 additional alleged victims.

The latest lawsuit alleges Murphy of years of misconduct including improper touching of the genitals during massages and intrusive observation while collecting urine samples during drug testing. Murphy is one of nine defendants named in the lawsuit. The others are school officials accused of negligence.

The alleged victims claim that former athletic director Debbie Yow and other school officials were aware of concerns over Murphy's conduct but that the university did not invest

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