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VANCOUVER – The journalist accused of defaming the former head of the Vancouver Olympics is accusing John Furlong of damaging her reputation.

But Furlong is firing back, saying in a statement that no apology is merited nor will be made to Laura Robinson and he will continue his legal action against her.

Robinson’s lawyer, Bryan Baynham, wants Furlong to apologize for and retract statements made about his client during a recent media blitz and wants a statement removed from his personal website.

The legal dispute began last year when Robinson wrote an article in the Georgia Straight newspaper alleging Furlong verbally and physically abused students while he was a teacher in northern British Columbia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Furlong announced he’d sue Robinson and the paper, and while he dropped his court action against the publication last month he said he’d escalate his defamation suit against the freelance journalist.

None of the allegations against Robinson or Furlong have been proven in court.

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