Jonathan Coachman Allegedly Sent Inappropriate Photos of Himself to Co-Worker at ESPN

RAW play-by-play announcer Jonathan Coachman has been mentioned in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against ESPN.

Former ESPN anchor and legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence has filed a lawsuit against the company for sexual harassment in the workplace. Several personalities were mentioned in the suit including Jonathan Coachman.

You can read the entire lawsuit against ESPN at this link. Here is what the suit against Coachman reads:

125. On or around January 18, 2016, SportsCenter anchor Jonathan Coachman (“Coachman”) emailed Ms. Lawrence offering to provide her with mentorship and providing his cellphone number. When he contacted her via text, he quickly turned a professional conversation into a personal matter, asking her about her musical interests. He was employing the ESPN predators’ playbook. See supra at ¶ 84. Colleagues then cautioned Ms. Lawrence that Coachman was notorious for sexually harassing female employees. After learning that, Ms. Lawrence made an effort to communicate to Coachman that she had a boyfriend, after which she did not hear from him again and he made no offers of mentorship.

126. Coachman’s reputation for making unwelcome sexual advances toward women and engaging in other sexually harassing behavior was not a secret. Cary Chow had warned Ms. Lawrence about him when he gave the short list of men at ESPN who were notorious for sexual harassment. Coachman had sent Walsh inappropriate photos of himself and text messages, falsely telling her colleagues that they were romantically involved and that she “wanted” him – another common practice of men at ESPN. See supra at ¶ 13. At least one young production assistant who joined ESPN just out of college had complained to Ms. Lawrence about Coachman making her feel uncomfortable by complimenting her physical appearance and making passes at her.

As of this writing we are unable to confirm if these complaints from his co-workers had anything to do with his termination from ESPN. We will keep you updated…