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Alex Cooper says sexual harassment at BU ‘still happening on that campus today'
The popular podcast host Alex Cooper, who alleged in a documentary series released this week that she was sexually harassed by her coach when she played for Boston University's women's soccer team a decade ago, said in an Instagram post on Thursday that she shared her story after finding out 'the harassment and abuse was STILL happening on that campus today.'
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Cooper's allegations against former Terriers coach Nancy Feldman were shared in the first episode of the documentary series 'Call Her Alex,' which was released on Hulu this week.
Cooper said Thursday she learned the issues continued after she left the team in 2015, though she provided no details. Cooper noted Feldman's successor was an assistant coach while Cooper was on the team. Feldman retired in 2022 after 27 years at BU and was succeeded by Casey Brown. Brown was an assistant on Feldman's staff from 2013 to 2016, which overlapped with Cooper's time on the team.
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'This is no longer just about me, this is systemic,' Cooper wrote. 'When this initially happened to me I felt like I had no voice. But that is no longer the case. Now I'm coming for all of you who abused your power over innocent young individuals.
'Nancy Feldman, you will no longer be able to hide in the shadows and get away unscathed from the calculated pain you caused me and so many other women. To anyone who has also experienced what I have and been ignored… I am with you and this is DAY ONE of changing the system, flipping the script and finding justice. We will no longer be silenced.'
Cooper also wrote that she reported Feldman's actions to athletic director Drew Marrochello but 'there was no accountability, no investigation, and no justice.' In the first episode of the docuseries, Cooper said she and her parents met with the dean of athletics while she was still playing on the team, but were told that Feldman was not going to be fired. Cooper opted not to play her senior season and graduated in 2017.
Neither the university nor Marrochello, who remains the athletic director, responded to requests for comment Thursday. Brown resigned as coach at BU in December and remains unemployed, according to her LinkedIn page. She could not be reached for comment.
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An email sent to Cooper's company, Unwell, seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Cooper said in the documentary Feldman would regularly comment on Cooper's appearance and ask questions about her sex life. She said Feldman once put her hand on Cooper's thigh, and Cooper said a situation involving Feldman questioning Cooper about whether she had sex the night before a practice led to Cooper's playing time in the NCAA Tournament being affected.
After graduating, Cooper and her former co-host Sofia Franklyn started the podcast 'Call Her Daddy.' The show became immensely popular and Cooper signed a $60 million distribution deal with Spotify in 2021 and then a $124 million deal with SiriusXM in 2024.
'I'm ready to bulldoze through every f—ing door for all of you out there,' Cooper wrote to close her post. 'Because when I was 18 years old, dismissed and ignored by Boston University, I prayed and wished someone with a voice would have held my hand and helped me through the darkest time in my life.'
