THIRD LAWSUIT Against SU. Jane Consents to Oral. Jane Accuses John. Jane Lies, John Is Kicked Out. John Claims SU Biased
A Syracuse University student placed on indefinite suspension for sexual misconduct filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming the investigation into the complaint was biased against him. According to court documents, Roe performed consensual oral sex on Doe, then Roe suggested they continue the sexual encounter in her bedroom, asking her roommates to leave. A student witness to the encounter said it was “pretty clear what they were going to do and [Roe] seemed okay with it.” Doe claims his accuser, “changed and fabricated parts of her account of the sexual encounter during the university investigation” that ultimately found Doe guilty of misconduct. Doe also claims “inadequate procedures” employed by SU, its Board of Trustees, Chancellor Kent Syverud and other university staff members led to an erroneous guilty verdict. Doe claims that Syracuse University’s TitleIX investigator Bernie Jacobson, was not neutral because of the investigator’s background in protecting the rights of sexual assault victims. John Doe’s lawsuit is the third reported against SU during the 2017-18 academic year with a plaintiff accusing the university of a bias against men when handling a sexual misconduct investigation.
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