Two ex-members of the Kentucky swimming and diving team filed a lawsuit that accuses former swim coach Lars Jorgensen of rape and sexual assault.

Lars Jorgensen’s defense in a sexual assault lawsuit raises fresh questions and would violate UK code of conduct.

A lawyer for ex-Kentucky swim coach Lars Jorgensen believes his client is being targeted with a lawsuit after critical comments he made about the NCAA

"I was repeatedly discouraged and vigorously discouraged to not come forward," Briggs Alexander said of UK's handling of the situation.

One of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against former Kentucky swim coach Lars Jorgensen is speaking out. Briggs Alexander told The Athletic the university’s Title IX office didn’t want him to come forward about the allegations.

University of Kentucky Athletics officials received warnings about Lars Jorgensen shortly after hiring him as associate head coach of swimming and diving, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.

The first red flag was raised as soon as Lars Jorgensen was hired. On June 20, 2012, within hours of news breaking that Jorgensen had joined the University of Kentucky swimming program as an associate head coach,