Not long after two former Baylor players were arrested in connection with a 2013 allegation of sexual assault, the school filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the players’ accuser.
The lawsuit, alleging 52 assaults were committed by at least 31 Baylor football players from 2011-2014 was filed in January and accuses Baylor of negligence and the violation of Title IX protocol. The school cited two factors in its motion Tuesday as to why it should be dismissed. From the Waco Tribune:
In a response to the Title IX lawsuit filed in January, Baylor said the plaintiff’s allegations are barred by a two-year statute of limitations.
The plaintiff’s Title IX claim also fails because her allegations do not rise to the level of “deliberate indifference,” according to the university’s filing.
The woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by former players Tre’Von Armstead and Myke Chatman, both of whom were arrested last week. Armstead’s arrest came less than two weeks after he was arrested in Las Vegas on three charges.
The woman, who was a Baylor Bruin hostess at the school, was allegedly sexually assaulted by the two players in April of 2013. While police noticed she had bruises and scratches on her and witnesses said they heard sounds consistent with an alleged assault, she declined to press charges at the time.
According to a previous ESPN Outside the Lines report, Baylor waited over two years to investigate the accusations against the two players. Armstead played the first game of the 2015 season before ultimately being dismissed from the team.
In her lawsuit, the woman alleges Baylor “used sex to sell the program” to prospective players. Per the Tribune, Baylor’s motion also claims the woman’s suit “broadly and needlessly impugns” the integrity of the many female students who honorably participated in the [Baylor] Bruins organization.”
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