Brenda Tracy on why she went public with Mel Tucker allegations

Brenda Tracy, via her lawyer Karen Truszkowski, explains why she went public with her story. Someone else leaked it to the press:

An outside party disclosed Brenda Tracy's identity to local media, which led to the USA Today story.

Brenda Tracy had no intention of publicly disclosing her identity. She was and continues to be committed to complying with and concluding the MSU internal investigative process. She respected the process and chose not to go to the media to preserve the integrity of the process.

After the investigation process was completed, we would have determined what, if any further steps to take. Instead, her identity was disclosed without her knowledge or consent, warranting express actions to protect her. Her choice to allow this process to proceed privately was taken away.

Let me be patently clear: Brenda Tracy had no intention of disclosing anything publicly until someone else violated her right to confidentiality.

Karen Truszkowski
Attorney for Brenda Tracy