“IT’S A KANGAROO Court and it’s a Joke” Male Sues ASU/Board of Regents for Wrongful Expulsion
John Doe is suing the board that oversees Arizona’s three public universities and several Arizona State University employees after he was expelled from ASU for alleged sexual misconduct. The lawsuit alleges Doe, who was a junior student-athlete at ASU in April 2016, was unfairly kicked out of the school after university officials decided a woman he had a threesome with at a party was too impaired to consent to sex and he had used force during the act. The female reported the incident to the University which set off a disciplinary process at ASU. Doe was subsequently expelled from ASU and banned from attending other universities operated by the Arizona Board of Regents. The expulsion damaged the man’s career and educational prospects, “Doe suffered public humiliation and suffered significant embarrassment by being precluded from completing his degree and continuing his collegiate athletic career,” the lawsuit says. Doe claims his educational and civil rights under the federal Title IX laws were violated. He also alleges violations of due process and equal protection under the Arizona and U.S. Constitutions, breach of contract, gross negligence, defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Doe will seek monetary damages in an amount to be determined at trial, the lawsuit says. He wants records associated with the disciplinary actions destroyed by ASU. He is seeking to reverse and expunge the expulsion, and he wants to return to ASU to finish his education…The charge of sexual violence and using force wasn’t initially something the woman or University claimed in the hearing process, said Doe’s lawyer Robert Carey. Instead, the sexual violence charge came out of nowhere, and Doe had no opportunity to rebut it before the hearing board. The first Doe and his attorney heard of the charge was at the ruling, “It’s a kangaroo court and it’s a joke.” Tempe police investigated the claim, but did not charge Doe with any crimes. azcentral.com By Rachel Leingang
