Here’s a story you don’t read every day.
The entire Coastal Carolina cheerleading team has been suspended due to their alleged involvement in prostitution. This report comes to us via the Myrtle Beach television station WMBF. And it’s simply stunning.
“A cheerleader who spoke on the condition of anonymity said an investigator with the CCU Department of Public Safety came to their practice Wednesday night. The cheerleader said the investigator explained to the team an anonymous letter was mailed to school president David DeCenzo on March 7 alleging that team members were involved in “a long list of things,” including prostitution, purchasing alcohol for underage team members, and paying others to complete their homework assignments,” the report read.
This seems to be straight out of a Lifetime movie. Young women allegedly engaging in paid sexual behavior while moonlighting as representations of the school’s athletic program.
According to the report, the athletics section of the Coastal Carolina website has removed all bios and photos of the school’s cheerleaders, instead replacing that with a link back to its spirit page.
Family members of those suspended by the school have since taken to social media to air their grievances with this decision.
@wmbfnews as a parent of a coastal Carolina cheerleader, I would like to state that the athletic director treats the cheerleaders unfairly.
— LaCole Gadson (@2cutebutterfly) March 30, 2017
@wmbfnews less than a week away from competition and Coastal is stopping the girls from going with no valid reason.
— LaCole Gadson (@2cutebutterfly) March 30, 2017
There’s surely more to this story. As more information comes out, it’s possible this could be a lot to do about nothing. Until then, stay tuned.