Down Syndrome College Football Player Sues Alma Mater for Discrimination and Assault
Caden Cox, the first known person with Down syndrome to play and score in a college football game, is suing Hocking College for discrimination, harassment, and assault. Cox claims a former supervisor at the student recreation center used slurs about people with disabilities and threatened him with a knife. The supervisor, Matthew Kmosko, was found guilty of menacing Cox and sentenced to 30 days in prison. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and accuses the college of retaliation. Cox expects to attend Ohio State University in the fall for a certificate program for students with disabilities.