LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Attorneys for Andre McGee have asked a judge to prohibit a private investigator from testifying about any information he has about the former University of Louisville basketball aide's role in a sex scandal that surfaced in 2015.
U of L has requested documents and testimony from former FBI agent Carl Christiansen and his firm, Advanced Investigative Solutions, as part of a federal lawsuit involving ex-Louisville Coach Rick Pitino.
Pitino hired Christiansen, who last October gave him a polygraph test and made a presentation on the coach’s behalf to the school’s board of directors. He also has interviewed numerous people involved in both the FBI federal investigation into paying recruits and the Katina Powell prostitution scandal, including McGee.
But McGee’s attorneys, Scott C. Cox and Michael Mazzoli, filed a motion Wednesday asking to intervene in the lawsuit, arguing that any discussions McGee had with Christiansen are attorney-client privilege and can't be turned over to U of L.
In an interview, Cox said Christiansen initially worked for their firm on behalf of McGee and "did some investigative work for us related to the escort matter."
So anything Christiansen learned about McGee's role in the scandal is protected, Cox said.
“Among Mr. Christiansen’s assignments were interviews of Mr. McGee and one of the daughters of Katina Powell,” Cox and Mazzoli wrote in the motion.
They argue that, at the time, Christiansen was a “representative of the lawyer” for McGee, and “confidential conversations between the two men" are protected.
If the judge allows Christiansen to be deposed – which Pitino’s attorneys are fighting against – Cox and Mazzoli requested they be allowed to be present.
U of L has asked for information from Christiansen’s interviews with Pitino, recruit Brian Bowen and his parents and David Padgett, among others.
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