Chad Kelly, Argos faces new sexual harassment claims in court

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After a perfect 2023 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts, Chad Kelly's offseason couldn't have been worse.

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According to 3DownNation's Justin Dunk, the former strength and conditioning coach filed an amended lawsuit against the Toronto Argonauts and Kelly in Ontario Superior Court last week.

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In the filing, the female plaintiff alleges that Kelly is liable for sexual harassment in the workplace in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code.

He said the quarterback had been engaged in a “stalking campaign” that included constant advances, even as he turned down his advances.

“Chad is a superior athlete, won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2023 and is a role model for Canadian football fans,” the lawsuit said. “Given his high profile, Chad's behavior deserves a special reprimand from the court to send a message that women should be treated with respect and Canadian courts will not tolerate behavior similar to Chad's.”

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Kelly's agent filed a motion saying they would not address the matter in the media.

Chris Lambiris said in a statement: “This amendment is simply a procedural matter, and while we will not be covering this process through the media, we look forward to our statement of defense.”

According to the report, a filing in the lawsuit, titled the “Bill Incident,” describes an alleged incident in October 2022 in which Kelly offered an employee NFL tickets and demanded he spend the night with her at a rental after a game, but she refused. .

According to the lawsuit, after she told Argos executive Michael “Pinball” Clemons about the incident, Kelly “became visibly worse” when she found out about their meeting and said, “Oh man, why would you tell Pinball? You shouldn't have gone to Pinball. You shouldn't have done that. Why do you go to Pinball?'

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The plaintiff too declared Kelly was “absolutely adamant” about being “on” by the end of the 2023 season. off duty and when he refused, Kelly became “visibly angry and hurt.”

In a post after X (formerly Twitter) was deleted, Kelly denied the allegations and said she would “vigorously defend” herself.

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“I am shocked by the charges against me. I absolutely deny these events and want to vigorously defend myself and demand that the action be stopped,” Kelly wrote on March 1.

CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie said the league has hired an independent investigator to look into the allegations and will not comment until the investigation is complete.

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