University of Colorado settles with student accused of sexual assault | WashingtonExaminer.com.
Not that enrolling in other institutions of higher learning would lead to much different results. Perhaps some insurance company should start selling “fake sexual assault accusation” insurance.
Jane would later admit to university investigators that she “may have stretched the truth” because she was “pissed off,” according to John’s lawsuit. She also told the police that she didn’t accurately describe her evening with John and that she thought he was nice guy but then “realized he’s just another douchy frat dude.”
Jane also told police that she wanted to get revenge against John for rebuffing her and wanted “the s*** to be scared out of him.”
Jane also made factually inaccurate statements to the police, including claiming she didn’t have John’s contact information despite texting him the day after the sexual encounter. Other lies, revealed during the investigation process, included Jane claiming she was forced to stay in John’s room that night, that John didn’t walk her home the morning after the encounter and that she resisted John removing her clothing.
When John brought up these lies to campus investigators, the school justified Jane’s actions on her behalf, according to the lawsuit.
Of course the facts and Jane’s own admissions don’t matter…
Ignoring Jane’s admitted credibility issues and the police investigation finding “no evidence to support the claim of sexual assault,” along with excluding John’s text message evidence, and finding John responsible based on a biased process is what led to the lawsuit.
The university found John responsible and suspended him for three terms, a punishment noted by the lawsuit as being unprecedentedly harsh. The decision, according to John’s lawsuit, came about from ignoring exculpatory evidence and allowing the investigation to go forward despite Jane admittedly lying about the encounter, wanting to get revenge and a police report finding no evidence to support the claim.
With that in mind, a settlement seemed like the best option.
Wow, a rare dose of common sense.
Not that enrolling most anywhere else would be different.
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