Back in June, we wrote about a disturbing case out of Washington state involving a teenage female Rogers High School wrestler who alleged she was sexually assaulted by an Emerald Ridge High School wrestler whom she says she later learned was transgender.
Alliance Defending Freedom, which is representing 16-year-old Kallie Keeler in lawsuits that have since been filed, shared details at the time on what allegedly happened at the December 2025 wrestling match, which took place during what was supposed to be a girls-only sporting event:
During the match, the male athlete sexually assaulted her, doing what wrestlers call an “oil check,” an illegal move where a wrestler will use their fingers to penetrate an opponent’s private areas through their spandex. This flagrant violation can result in penalties, disqualification, and criminal charges. Such an act has no place in any context, let alone wrestling, and Washington law treats this as a serious crime.Visibly distressed, Kallie let herself be pinned so the match would end, then ran to her mother in tears. Only afterward did a coach from another team tell her that her opponent was male, adding to her feeling of being violated.Two days later, Kallie’s mother reported the assault in writing to the coaches and gave them video of the match. A coach replied that she had not known the opponent was male and said she would follow up. Days went by. Then weeks passed. They hadn’t heard anything. Under Washington law, school personnel must report assault complaints to law enforcement within 48 hours. As it turned out, the district did not notify law enforcement for nearly two months, and only after a journalist contacted the school for comment.
Video of the alleged incident was hard to watch. You can see Keeler’s facial expression change to one of shock about midway through:
What made this especially maddening was the fact that in June, Pierce County (Washington) prosecutors announced they had declined to prosecute the unnamed trans athlete on rape charges on grounds that “it’s clear that any potential charges could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
On June 5, the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file criminal charges in the case because “it’s clear that any potential charges could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
In reviewing the case, the prosecutor’s office cites a case concerning a basketball game where a player was punched and injured. An appellate court found that a person who willingly participates in sports consents to “potentially offensive contact.” Further, inappropriate touching of the genitals in wrestling is common enough where it has a nickname and any offensive or harmful touching was “a direct by-product of the game.”
In an update to this story, accountability may be coming for some local officials whom Keeler feels let her down. Charges have been filed against two Rogers High School officials for allegedly failing to report the assault allegations within the mandatory 48-hour period for notifying law enforcement:
The principal and athletic coordinator of Rogers High School in Puyallup have been accused of a gross misdemeanor for allegedly failing to notify authorities after a wrestler reported that she had been sexually assaulted by her trans opponent during a match.
Principal Jason Smith, 55, and athletic coordinator Peter Collins, 49, were charged July 21 in Pierce County District Court with failure to comply with the mandatory reporting law.
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Charging documents allege that Smith did not make any report to law enforcement or the Department of Children, Youth and Families before Jan. 30. That was 55 days after the incident. The mandatory reporting law, RCW 26.44.030, requires professional school personnel to make a report within 48 hours of receiving a credible written or oral report.
Collins also is accused of failing to make a report for the 55 days between Dec. 6, 2025 and Jan. 30.
In June, when news broke that the athlete in question wouldn’t face criminal charges, the ADF noted they would be suing multiple parties:
That’s why, besides suing governing bodies @wiaawa, @waOSPI, and the Puyallup School District, we’re also suing:– State superintendent Chris Reykdal– Kallie’s principal– Her school district’s Title IX coordinator– Her opponent’s coach… and not just in their official capacities, but as individuals.
Relatedly, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights began investigating this case in February to “determine whether the District violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) by allowing males to compete in female sports, allowing males to access locker rooms designated for use by female students, and failing to adequately respond to allegations of sexual assault.”
We’ll continue to keep you posted on developments in this case. Stay tuned.
– Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via X. –
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