A woman recanted her claim that former Auburn running back Jovon Robinson physically assaulted her by smashing her head in a door, causing injuries to her knees, shoulder and face, later telling school officials she lied about the incident that factored into his dismissal from the football team, according to documents and interviews with AL.com.
Emails sent from the accuser, whose identity is being protected by AL.com, to Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn and between Auburn's football coach and the university's Title IX coordinator were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The accuser and Robinson also signed letters waiving their protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), granting AL.com exclusive access to the documents.
"I was upset with him because he didn't want me in his room," the accuser told AL.com. "We were just arguing."
