Dolores Lozano is a Baylor graduate who claims she was assaulted by a football player at the school. (Twitter/Dolores Lozano)
A Baylor graduate is the latest person to come out publicly with allegations of assault against a Bears football player.
Dolores Lozano, who graduated from Baylor in 2014, claims former Bears running back Devin Chafin assaulted her on three different occasions, according to a statement of facts put together by her lawyers.
The new allegations were posted on the Facebook page of Joe Schad, a former college football reporter from ESPN. Lozano also said recently-fired head coach Art Briles knew about the incidents, but didn’t take appropriate action.
Here’s an excerpt from Schad’s post:
Baylor graduate Dolores Lozano says former Baylor running back Devin Chafin assaulted her three times and multiple coaches, including former head coach Art Briles and current passing game coordinator/running backs coach Jeff Lebby and multiple other Baylor employees, had knowledge, but did not take sufficient action.
Here’s what you need to know about Lozano and the situation:
1. Lozano Alleges Former Running Back Devin Chafin Physically Assaulted Her 3 Times
Lozano alleges former running back Devin Chafin assaulted her on three different occasions.
From Schad’s report:
According to a statement of facts prepared by Lozano’s attorneys, Chafin ‘slapped,’ ‘kicked,’ ‘slammed Lozano against the wall,’ and “choked Lozano until she lost feeling in her body,’ in March of 2014. Lozano states in April of 2014, Chafin “slammed” her against a vehicle. Later in April of 2014, Lozano alleges Chafin ‘forcibly and aggressively grabbed” her and ‘slammed’ her ‘to he ground.
Lozano took photos of the bruises and gave them to the police. Lozano said the two were dating at the time.
Chafin was kicked off the team on June 1, who was also arrested for suspicion of possession of marijuana.
Click here to read a timeline of the scandal.
2. Lozano Claims Ex-Coach Art Briles, Including Others, Knew About the Assaults
Lozano said she reported the incidents to a number of Baylor employees, including then-head coach Art Briles.
She said after the first incident, she told Chafin’s mother and assistant coach Jeff Lebby. She added Chafin’s mother asked Lozano not to report the incident to police.
According to the statement, Lozano also made LaPrise Williams, Baylor’s acrobatics and tumbling coach at the time, Chaplain Wes Yeary, and counselors at the school aware of the situation.
Lozano claims Briles didn’t take appropriate action in helping to resolve the issues. She went to Waco police in April 2014 with the allegations.
Briles was fired amid the scandal which rocked the football program which was brought to the public eye in an ESPN Outside the Lines report.
3. She Graduated From Baylor With a Degree in Communications in 2014
(Facebook/Joe Schad)
According to her LinkedIn page, Lozano began at Baylor in 2010 and graduated in 2014 with BA in Communications Sciences.
She was also a Baylor Provost Gold Scholar.
While at the school, Lozano was involved with the Latin Dance Society, Track & Field, and the Baylor Catholic Student Association.
She was also a track athlete in high school when she attended Duchesne Academy.
4. Lozano Is the Communications Coordinator for the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee
(Twitter/Dolores Lozano)
In April 2016, Lozano was hired as a Communications Coordinator for the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee.
The Houston Texans’ NRG Stadium will be the site of Super Bowl 51, which is scheduled to be played on February 5, 2017.
Part of Lozano’s duties include to coordinate and manage department meeting schedules, agendas and meeting minutes, and to support and assist in the development and implementation of strategic communications.
5. She Also Works for ESPN Radio in Houston
(Twitter/Dolores Lozano)
Lozano also works for Houston’s ESPN affiliate at FM 97.5.
There, she blogs for espn975.com and serves as an on-air personality for the Yahoo! Sports Radio Show “Happy Hour.”
Here is Schad’s complete Facebook post:
BREAKING: Former Baylor student Dolores Lozano comes forward, tells me she was assaulted by former football player Devin Chafin, that head coach Art Briles knew and that she exchanged texts at the time with current assistant Jeff Lebby about the details, while trying to decide if she should go to police. The details and the alleged assault photograph here…
Joe Schad
Baylor graduate Dolores Lozano says former Baylor running back Devin Chafin assaulted her three times and multiple coaches, including former head coach Art Briles and current passing game coordinator/running backs coach Jeff Lebby and multiple other Baylor employees, had knowledge, but did not take sufficient action.
According to a statement of facts prepared by Lozano’s attorneys, Chafin “slapped,” “kicked,” “slammed Lozano against the wall,” and “choked Lozano until she lost feeling in her body,” in March of 2014.
Lozano states in April of 2014, Chafin “slammed” her against a vehicle.
Later in April of 2014, Lozano alleges Chafin “forcibly and aggressively grabbed” her and “slammed” her “to he ground.”
Lozano has provided multiple photos that were also provided to police, allegedly taken at the time of incidents, which appear to show large bruises on her left arm and shoulder.
Lozano states that after the first incident, she reported what happened to Chafin’s mother and Lebby, who is still on Baylor’s coaching staff.
Lozano says she exchanged text messages with Lebby about the alleged incident, while trying to decide if she should go to Waco police. She also claims “Chafin’s mom urged her “not to report the issue to police.”
Lozano says she also brought the matter to LaPrise Williams, Baylor acrobatics and tumbling coach at the time of the alleged incidents.
Lozano says Williams asked her about the bruising. She says Williams reported it to her superior, Nancy Post.
Lozano claims Williams also reported the alleged assault to Baylor Chaplain Wes Yeary and counsellors at Baylor.
Lozano states that Chafin, with whom she had a dating relationship, told her Briles had been made aware of the alleged assaults and had told Chafin to “stay away” from Lozano.
Yet, Lozano says Chafin never even faced a formal student judiciary hearing or faced any serious discipline.
Less than two weeks after an alleged assault, Lozano brought allegations to Waco Police, in April of 2014. But Chafin was allowed to play after the alleged incidents, rushing for 1,256 career yards and 21 touchdowns.
Chafin was recently dismissed by Baylor. He has been arrested and charged with marijuana possession.
“Baylor turned their backs to what was going on,” said Ricky Patel, Lozano’s attorney. “The University is a place where people are supposed to feel safe. When something like this happens, it breaks your trust.”
Lozano is planning to soon file a Title IX lawsuit against Baylor, as others already have.
“Dolores has tried hard to get past this, but believes it’s important for others to know they can seek help,” Patel said. “This should send a message to those in power to provide help to those who need it.”
