1″ in a lawsuit released last week has sued Houston Christian University -- formerly, Houston Baptist University -- and former associate head track coach and recruiting coordinator Sesar Figueroa for more than $5 million after she claims she was groomed for years in a “trap” to have sex with the coach.She now brings this case seeking the maximum amount of both compensatory and punitive damages allowed by law.1 claims Figueroa traded jobs at a pizza place, a local private high school and paid graduate assistant jobs, as well as positions in track meets in exchange for sex while physically and mentally assaulting and degrading her both on and off HCU’s campus and at HCU-sponsored events.She claims the abuse started as extra attention and small gifts and escalated to alcohol after track events and then private massages, sexual text messages and private meetings that, according to the lawsuit, were “attempts to get close and ultimately have sex.” “Through his unwavering efforts he was ultimately able to have sex with (her) multiple times.1) is now extremely humiliated and embarrassed after being preyed on, groomed, brainwashed and taken advantage of,” the lawsuit claims."