LAWSUIT: USF St. Petersburg Male Asks for Rehearing, Cites Recent CA Appellate Court Win
A Pinellas County circuit judge has denied a former Student Government leader’s petition that his due process rights were violated when he was accused of sexually assaulting another student in his dorm room in September 2016 and expelled in May 2017. Now the expelled USFSP male has asked for a rehearing, citing a similar case in California…The college male had sued USF St. Petersburg in June 2017, contending that the university denied him due process because it violated its disciplinary procedures, failed to give him proper notice of the allegations and evidence against him, and denied him the opportunity to cross-examine his accuser. He does not seek reinstatement at USFSP, he only asks that his expulsion – and a cloud over his future – be removed from his record. “I will lose all opportunities to obtain a good education as well as to pursue my dream of going to law school.” At USFSP, his accuser was not required to appear at his hearing or answer his questions. The male’s lawyers requested a rehearing, and in a supplemental filing last week they cited a ruling by a California state appellate court in a similar case. In the Calif. case the female accuser from Claremont McKenna College was not required to appear before the disciplinary committee – in person or by video conference – and that violated the accused student’s right to a fair hearing, the appellate court ruled.
crowsneststpete.com By Anna Bryson CA Appeals Court CaremontMckenna Must Be Fair To Accused
