Former Spartans soccer teacher Mel Tucker knowledgeable Michigan Environment College on Thursday that he’s making ready to document a possible wrongful termination lawsuit towards the varsity.

Tucker’s lawyer despatched a letter to Michigan Environment’s normal suggest inquiring for that the varsity preserve digital and paper data for all individuals of the athletic branch at the side of a number of alternative college staff “in anticipation of litigation.”

Michigan Environment fired Tucker for reason on Wednesday, kind of one occasion later sexual abuse prevention recommend Brenda Tracy accused the teacher of sexually harassing her later she gotten smaller to paintings with the soccer program.

Athletic director Alan Haller stated Tucker used to be being fired for reason as a result of his admitted sexual stumble upon with Tracy “brought public disrespect, contempt and ridicule upon the university; and constitute a material breach of his agreement, and moral turpitude.”

Tucker’s lawyer, Jennifer Belveal, referred to as Michigan Environment’s movements an “illegal termination” in her letter. Through firing Tucker for reason, Michigan Environment isn’t chargeable for paying Tucker any of the just about $79 million that remained on his long word with the soccer program.

Tucker contested the firing in more than one crowd statements and in a letter despatched to Haller extreme pace.

Michigan Environment suspended Tucker with out pay Sept. 10, one date later information about his alleged sexual harassment of Tracy have been made crowd in a tale printed via USA Lately. Tracy filed a sexual misconduct declare with the college in December 2022, claiming that Tucker made unfavourable sexual feedback to her and masturbated throughout a telephone name with out her consent.

The college leased an out of doors investigator to decide if Tucker violated the varsity’s sexual misconduct coverage. A listening to to make a decision if there used to be any violations is scheduled for upcoming pace.

Tucker, who says he’s estranged from his spouse, informed the investigator that he had an intimate courting with Tracy, however says their sexual stumble upon used to be consensual. He stated that his interactions with Tracy have been a non-public subject and now not similar to his paintings at Michigan Environment. Then he used to be suspended, Tucker criticized the investigation, calling it a “sham.” He stated he’s being fired with out due procedure.

Haller informed Tucker in a letter extreme pace that he has violated the phrases of his word without reference to the end result of his pending sexual harassment listening to as a result of he admitted to having a sexual stumble upon with a lady who used to be leased via the college as a supplier, amongst alternative causes.

Within the letter despatched Thursday to Michigan Environment’s normal suggest, Tucker requested the college to stock all telephone data, laptop data and bodily information generated via athletic branch staff, the overall suggest’s administrative center, the college and the all individuals of Michigan Environment’s board of trustees amongst others.