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Joe Mixon assault victim suing Oklahoma running back

By Patrick Schmidt

Nov 28, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) in the second quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) in the second quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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The assault victim of Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon is suing the running back for what he did to her before his freshman season.

Amelia Monitor is suing Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon for negligence, willful and wanton misconduct and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from a 2014 assault, according to Deadspin.

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Prior to the start of Mixon’s freshman season at Oklahoma in 2014, he punched the plaintiff in the face outside a cafe in Norman, Oklahoma on July 25. The punch from the 6-2, 217-pound Mixon left Monitor with a broken face that required surgery to repair the damage inflicted on the former five-star recruit.

She is suing Mixon to get him to pay for the medical and legal fees she incurred after Mixon punched the young woman in the face and for the emotional distress she experienced from the assault. These are all reasonable claims for Monitor to sure Mixon for. If he didn’t punch her, then she doesn’t have medical or legal fees and certainly doesn’t have to live with the emotional pain that lingers from the assault.

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops suspended Mixon for his freshman year before allowing him to return to the team last year. Mixon backed up starting running back Samaje Perine and ran for 753 yards and seven touchdowns on 113 carries and added 28 receptions for 256 yards and four touchdowns for the Big 12 champions who played in the College Football Playoff.

Video of Mixon hitting Monitor was ruled public record in February and Stoops defended Mixon’s standing on the team at Big 12 Media Days earlier in July.

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Mixon took what is called an “Alford Plea” after he was charged with misdemeanor acts of resulting in gross injury/outraging public decency and did 100 hours of community service. The plea deal allowed him to say he was innocent but with the caveat that there was enough evidence to convict him in court.

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