‘Cheer’ coach Monica Aldama responds to ‘wildly inaccurate’ sex assault lawsuit

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Netflix series “Cheer” along with her squad — is denying an accusation that she swept an alleged sexual assault under the rug. “I am heartbroken by the false allegations made against me.

The statements made about me in the lawsuit are wildly inaccurate,” Aldama, 51, said Friday in a statement to The Post.“As the Navarro Cheer coach, the health and safety of the students I coach is my main concern.

I have worked year after year to make sure Navarro Cheer is a safe space for all cheerleaders,” she continued.“We do not condone or cover-up reports of sexual harassment and assault.

As an athletics coach and Navarro College employee, I take all Title IX matters very seriously, especially reports of sexual misconduct,” she added.Former Navarro cheerleader Madi Lane is suing Aldama; Navarro College; the Texas school’s director of athletics, Michael Landers; its Title IX coordinator, Elizabeth Pillans, as well as Lane’s alleged abuser, former teammate Salvatore “Salvo” Amico.In the 20-page federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Lane alleges Amico got on her dorm bed in September 2021, pulled off some of her clothes, and sexually assaulted her as she screamed at him to stop.Amico could not be reached immediately for comment Friday.Lane claims she told “several team members” about the alleged incident, including the team’s “unofficial captain,” who allegedly responded: “You just need to drink it off and get your mind off of it” because “that’s what Navarro girls do — they drink.