RULING: TITLE IX Charges Against LU Dropped. $100M Defamation Lawsuits Remain

March 5, 2018

Title IX claims against Liberty University have been dropped, but defamation charges remain in individual lawsuits brought by three former football players. A federal judge in Lynchburg allowed former LU football player Cameron Jackson’s defamation and Title IX cases against LU, Sarah Browning, and Len Stevens to move forward. Falsely accused Mr. Jackson claims that a press release sent out by Liberty University, saying they were investigating him for “reports of sexual assault,” violated his Title IX rights. The Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney never charged Jackson because there was “insufficient evidence.”

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