YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ursuline High School and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown have formally responded to a federal lawsuit alleging incidents of hazing and sexual abuse within the Fighting Irish football program, denying that there is a "culture of hazing" within the team and pushing back on claims of a coverup by coaches and administrators.

In the 216-page response filed Monday in Northern Ohio U.S. District Court addresses claims from the mother of a former Ursuline player who says her son was attacked multiple times and sexually abused by his teammates during an out-of-state football camp in June. She further alleges that at least Ursuline coach dismissed her concerns and that school leaders declined to adequately investigate the incidents, to the point of allowing the offendi

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