Overview
- The lawsuit says a 15-year-old Rogers High School wrestler was sexually assaulted during a girls' tournament match on December 6, 2025 when a biological male athlete competing as female allegedly digitally penetrated her while she was pinned.
- Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom filed the federal complaint on June 10–11, 2026 in U.S. District Court and named the WIAA, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Puyallup School District and several school officials as defendants.
- The family alleges school staff received a written report and video on December 8 but waited roughly 53 days to notify law enforcement, a delay the complaint says violated Washington's mandatory-reporting rules.
- The Pierce County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation after being notified in January and local prosecutors later declined to file criminal charges; the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has an open probe into the district's handling of the matter.
- The case challenges Washington policies that allow students to compete by gender identity, seeks damages and policy orders, has led the plaintiff to leave the sport, and could affect state ballot initiatives and national disputes over Title IX enforcement.