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Friday, June 27, 2025

Brenda Tracy sues MSU trustees for whistleblower leak: 'My life has been destroyed' - FOX 2 Detroit

The Brief

    • Brenda Tracy has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State trustees.
    • Tracy is a sexual assault survivor advocate who said she was sexually harassed by Mel Tucker.
    • A Title IX investigation found Tucker violated MSU's sexual misconduct policy.
    • A defamation case filed in 2023 by Tracy against Tucker, is still ongoing.

FOX 2 - One day after she filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University, sexual assault survivor advocate Brenda Tracy is sharing her story.

"It's been literal hell since I was outed," she said.

Outed — as the woman who accused former MSU football coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment.

Tracy is a sexual assault survivor and activist who accused Tucker of sexual harassment, including non-consensual phone sex in 2022, filing a lawsuit against him later.

"This has always been about accountability from day one, holding Mel Tucker accountable for his behavior and his threats toward me," she said. "And now I’m in a position I shouldn’t be in."

That position is filing a federal lawsuit — suing the Michigan State University Board of Trustees - specifically naming Dennis Denno and Rema Vassar.

"I believe they had involvement with the leak of my name, which forced me to go public with the details of the case," Tracy said. "And that is not what is supposed to happen. I was supposed to be able to go through the RVSM process and investigation without being outed."

But her name has been very public she says, making her the target of harassment, harming her...



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