Video of Oklahoma running back Mixon punching woman released
OKLAHOMA CITY: A video showing Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to The Associated Press on Friday.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release last week of a video that the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain.
The Associated Press acquired videos showing two angles of the incident. One, which shows the altercation, is the video the OAB sued for. The other shows another angle of the incident.
The video shows Amelia Molitor shove Mixon, and the football player feint at her. She then slapped both sides of his neck before he floored her with a right hand to the face. She remained on the floor for several minutes.
Joe Mixon’s attorneys at Crowe & Dunlevy acquired the videos from Molitor’s attorneys.
“Mr. Mixon asked us to once again say he is sorry for the way he acted that night,” a statement through his attorneys said. “He has publicly apologized to Ms. Molitor, her friends, his family, teammates, and the University. He hopes that his voluntary release of these recordings will help put this matter to rest.”
On the day of the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, the school said in a statement the order did not change its stance.
“The university was aware of the content of the video prior to taking action with respect to Joe Mixon,” the statement from the University of Oklahoma said. “Based on that information, the university suspended and removed Mixon from the football team for one year, during which high standards of conduct were expected and maintained. Joe has apologized for his actions and the university hopes that it is an indication that he has learned from his mistakes. We are an educational institution where we hope young people will learn from their mistakes and chart a better future course.”
Mixon pleaded guilty to assault after the incident in July 2014 and was suspended for his freshman season. Molitor sustained multiple injuries, including a broken jaw and cheekbone. Mixon did not serve jail time and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.