Things just got even more real for Josh Primo.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has opened up a preliminary investigation into the sexual allegations against Primo. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office told The Associated Press that it “has made contact with the victim involved in the Joshua Primo incident.”
In her lawsuit, former team therapist Dr. Hillary Cauthen claims Primo exposed his genitals to her nine times during sessions. She added that the Spurs didn’t discipline Primo “despite her numerous complaints about Primo’s improper sexual conduct.”
The lawsuit alleges that Primo first exposed himself to Cauthen in December 2021 and she made Spurs general manager Brian Wright aware of what happened.
When asked about the lawsuit, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made clear that he cannot reveal details as the legal process continues to unfold.
“…Anybody that has observed the Spurs over a very long period of time knows that an accusation like this would be taken very seriously without any doubt whatsoever, no equivocation, the Spurs organization would be on top of it,” Popovich said. “And I am absolutely confident the men and women on the managerial staff that dealt, and are dealing with this, did so purposefully, efficiently, promptly and did it with the utmost care for everybody concerned, the accuser, the accused, the people in the organization, to make sure that everybody felt comfortable and safe, and I will just leave my comments at that.”
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The biggest thing about her lawsuit is the potential awareness that Popovich had about Primo’s behavior. Cauthen alleges that she was told Popovich, but she feels as though ‘she was being lied to.’
“She had great respect for coach Popovich,” Cauthen’s attorney said. “I think a lot of people see him as a progressive coach, somebody who speaks out on social issues, somebody who talks about culture. She insisted he be aware of what we going on. She was told that he was aware about what was going on. Now, we can’t stand here on the 75th floor of the Chase (Tower) and tell you that that was the truth. We don’t know at that point of time, and I am talking about in June when they told her that, ‘Coach Pop is aware. Coach Pop knows.’ I think we may have concluded here that at that point in time she was being lied to.”
Primo played in the Spurs’ first four games this season, averaging 7.0 points off the bench.
