ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A former UCF football assistant coach is suing the university and the athletic department for breach of contract, alleging that coach George O’Leary engaged in continuous criticism of his work and created a work environment that included bullying, threatening behavior and repeated discriminatory epithets.
Former defensive coordinator Paul Ferraro filed the lawsuit last week. The suit alleges that O’Leary made derogatory remarks about Ferraro’s Italian heritage, African-Americans and persons of Jewish descent.
UCF spokesman Grant Heston says the school previously investigated Ferraro’s accusations and that no one has been able to corroborate them.
Ferraro was hired in December, and says in the suit he was given a termination letter in February shortly after he reported his concerns to the school’s human resources department.
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