Brian Lilly Jr., a rower at University of California San Diego, committed suicide on Jan. 4, 2021. His parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and the rowing coach.
Yet Kinney couldn’t possibly fully grasp the depths of Lilly’s despair that afternoon: The 19-year-old college rower took his own life just three days later.
Brenda and Brian Lilly Sr. have filed a wrongful-death suit against Bond and the school, alleging the coach mistreated their son largely because he challenged Bond’s decision to allow a rower to remain on the team despite allegations of sexual misconduct against the athlete. They are adamant their son was verbally abused by Bond, leading to his suicide in January 2021.
"I absolutely loved his style of coaching and feel it is a great fit for young college kids," Gary Champagne, who rowed for Bond at Cal as a freshman in 2002-03, said via email. "My whole thing right now is to give my son a voice," his father said. "He was the ultimate underdog. He was a hero."Lewis said the teen briefly underwent in-patient treatment in July 2020 after experiencing what the attorney called psychotic and schizophrenic symptoms such as paranoia and disorganized thoughts before Lilly stabilized in a matter of days then continued outpatient therapy the rest of that year.
Some rowers who competed for Bond at UC San Diego have shared similar experiences, describing a culture in which Bond used crass and offensive language among other put-downs regularly uttered in front of athletes.
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