JOHN DOE Sues Yale. John & Jane Met on Tinder But He Was Suspended For Condom Accident During ‘Consensual Encounter’
An accused student is suing Yale University for concluding that the brief absence of a condom “during an otherwise consensual encounter” was sexual assault. “John Doe” alleges that “gender bias was a motivating factor” in the decision against him by Dean of the College Marvin Chun, which resulted in his suspension. He argues that the Ivy League school should have updated its sexual-misconduct procedures after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos* rescinded the Obama administration’s guidance on the subject in fall 2017. The lawsuit was filed April 25. The senior sought a temporary restraining order that would let him “turn in his final papers,” arguing that he “may have classes in common” with his accuser if he’s required to repeat the semester in the spring. The judge overseeing the case denied his motion…Doe’s allegations resemble those of Jack Montague, Yale’s former basketball team captain, whom the school expelled on the eve of the team’s first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 1962. Both allege the university pressured their accusers to file formal complaints and violated their Title IX rights throughout the proceedings.
Doe’s lawsuit points out that Yale did not update the UWC procedures after Secretary DeVos rescinded the Obama administration guidance on campus sexual misconduct and issued interim guidance in 2017. Accordingly, Yale failed to “correct the portions of the document that deprived the accused of fundamental due process,” Doe claims. Doe wants the court to reverse Yale’s findings and outcomes against him as well as financial compensation. He’s seeking no less than $75,000 in damages as well as damages for harms to his physical, emotional and psychological state. Doe has suffered reputation damages, “past and future economic losses,” and “loss of educational and career opportunities.”
thecollegefix-Alexander Pease
