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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Tacoma, WA) Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of a fifteen-year-old female wrestler against Washington state officials in Tacoma.

According to the lawsuit, a male wrestler sexually assaulted the female athlete during a high school girls’ wrestling tournament in December of 2025. The event was sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the female wrestler and her mother, Stephanie Brown. The plaintiffs allege that state officials directed the female wrestler to compete without informing her that her opponent was male and later failed to report the alleged assault to law enforcement within the timeframe required by state law.

The lawsuit claims officials waited 53 days before notifying law enforcement, despite a state requirement that such incidents be reported within 48 hours.