LAWSUIT: SYRACUSE U Has Ejected 40 Students. This Male Is Suing. SU’s TitleIX Investigation Is “Inadequate And Biased.”
John Doe filed a federal lawsuit against Syracuse University and four administrators claiming the university led an “inadequate and biased” Title IX investigation of a sexual assault complaint that led to his expulsion. Doe said the investigation failed to meet the standards of the U.S. Constitution, federal and state laws and SU’s Code of Student Conduct. Chancellor Kent Syverud, Assistant Dean of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Pamela Peter, Associate Vice-President of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer Sheila Johnson-Willis and Equal Opportunity and Title IX Investigator Bernard Jacobson are listed as defendants in the lawsuit both individually and as agents of the university.
Doe also states that the university failed to follow proper Title IX protocols. Doe’s dream of graduating from SU was “destroyed as a result of a disciplinary case based on false accusations of sexual assault.” Doe claims that SU and the administrators violated seven Title IX guidelines during the investigation, including ignoring evidence, or a lack of evidence, and gender bias.
SU suspended or expelled at least 40 students for alleged sexual misconduct over a recent four-year span. The university has attempted to make this list private. Seth Zuckerman and Priya Chaudhry, which represents Doe, said that SU’s “extreme policies treat males accused of sexual assault, regardless of the lack of evidence, as guilty until proven innocent.” They added that SU is “no longer a safe place for male students” and said their client was denied due process in SU’s investigation… Doe is seeking damages for emotional, mental and economic harm caused by Syracuse University and the administrators.
dailyorange.com-Gabe Stern
