From Fox News: Two West Virginia high school students and their families have come forward with alleged details of their experience with a local transgender athlete who is a plaintiff in a lawsuit that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court this month.
The trans athlete’s lawsuit initially sought to ensure the athlete, a biological male, could compete on middle and high school girls’ sports teams in West Virginia. The trans athlete is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and more than 130 congressional Democrats have signed an amicus brief in support of the trans athlete for the Supreme Court review.
Fox News Digital is not disclosing the name of the trans athlete because the individual is a minor.
A female student at Bridgeport High, Adaleia Cross, was a track and field teammate of the trans athlete when they attended Bridgeport Middle School.
She graduated from middle school and went on to Bridgeport High School, where she joined the track and field team. But she quit this year – not because she wanted to, but because she wanted to avoid sharing a locker room with the trans athlete.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Cross’s mother, Abby, revealed disturbing comments Adaleia endured in eighth grade via the trans athlete.
“When Adaleia first told us, she told us that [the trans athlete] was telling her and other girls ‘s— my d—,’” Abby Cross alleged. “[The trans athlete] was saying to her, coming up and saying to her, ‘I’m going to stick my d— in your p—- and also in your a–.’ At different times [the trans athlete] was saying these things to her.”
Another student, former Lincoln Middle School girls’ track and field runner Emmy Salerno, has accused the trans athlete of using “intimidation tactics” against her after she opted not to compete against the trans athlete in 2024. Salerno and four other girls refused to compete against the trans athlete.
“After we stepped out, it was an immediate personality change. He didn’t want to talk to me. He just wanted to stare at me, and just stare down,” Salerno told Fox News Digital.
Salerno showed Fox News Digital a screenshot of a Snapchat post, which the outlet confirms looks to be from the trans athlete.
In the photo, Salerno appears with a caption that reads, “Reminder that she has more testosterone than me.”
Salerbo has also been in situations with the trans athlete that made her feel physically threatened.
The ACLU responded to the Cross family’s allegations, saying, “Our client and her mother deny these allegations and the school district investigated the allegations reported to the school by A.C. and found them to be unsubstantiated. We remain committed to defending the rights of all students under Title IX, including the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment free from harassment and discrimination.”
The Cross family’s attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) replied:
“Our client has sworn under oath and under penalty of perjury in numerous cases about the events that took place between her and the male athlete. As a result of the situation, [Cross] had to step away from the sport she loved entirely and sacrifice a key element of her school experience to protect herself.”
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