Woman heartbroken by lawsuit filed by Notre Dame student

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - An academic coach fired by the University of Notre Dame after a student accused her of coercing him into having unwelcome sexual encounters with her daughter has issued a statement saying her family is heartbroken he has chosen to harm them in such a public manner.

A statement released Thursday by family spokeswoman Caitlin Rourk says there are two sides to every breakup and that this is being played out in the media is incredibly painful to the family. It also says while they may not be a perfect family, it is close-knit one and welcomed the student in at a time when he said he couldn't rely on anyone else.

The university disclosed Thursday the student made a multimillion-dollar demand from the school after complaining about the academic coach.