Documents: BU, Briles want to settle rape victim’s lawsuit quickly
By Staff and Wire Repots
| Posted: Fri 4:32 PM, Jun 10, 2016 | Updated: Mon 9:23 AM, Jun 13, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)
Court documents indicate Baylor University and former football coach Art Briles want toquickly settle a federal civil rights lawsuit 䂤led by a woman who says the Baptist school was indifferent to hercomplaints that she was raped by a player.Jasmin Hernandez sued the school in March amid the school's investigation into how it mishandled cases ofassault.The Associated Press generally doesn't identify sexual assault victims, but Hernandez has spoken publicly to drawattention to the case.Baylor lawyers this week asked for extra time to respond to Hernandez's lawsuit.The request said the "primary reason" is to "explore early resolution" and avoid litigation.It said Hernandez's lawyers agreed to the extension.On May 26, Baylor regents reassigned President and Chancellor Ken Starr, 䂤red Briles and put Athletic Director IanMcCaw on probation in the wake of the scathing report of a review of the sexual assault scandal that engulfed theschool’s football program.Truett Seminary professor Dr. David Garland was named to serve as interim president, a role he played fromAugust 2008 until May 2010, before Starr was hired.McCaw announced his resignation on May 30 after earlier announcing that Baylor had hired Jim Grobe, 64, asacting head football coach effective immediately.
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By Staff and Wire Repots
| Posted: Fri 4:32 PM, Jun 10, 2016 | Updated: Mon 9:23 AM, Jun 13, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)
Court documents indicate Baylor University and former football coach Art Briles want toquickly settle a federal civil rights lawsuit 䂤led by a woman who says the Baptist school was indifferent to hercomplaints that she was raped by a player.Jasmin Hernandez sued the school in March amid the school's investigation into how it mishandled cases ofassault.The Associated Press generally doesn't identify sexual assault victims, but Hernandez has spoken publicly to drawattention to the case.Baylor lawyers this week asked for extra time to respond to Hernandez's lawsuit.The request said the "primary reason" is to "explore early resolution" and avoid litigation.It said Hernandez's lawyers agreed to the extension.On May 26, Baylor regents reassigned President and Chancellor Ken Starr, 䂤red Briles and put Athletic Director IanMcCaw on probation in the wake of the scathing report of a review of the sexual assault scandal that engulfed theschool’s football program.Truett Seminary professor Dr. David Garland was named to serve as interim president, a role he played fromAugust 2008 until May 2010, before Starr was hired.McCaw announced his resignation on May 30 after earlier announcing that Baylor had hired Jim Grobe, 64, asacting head football coach effective immediately.
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