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From the Star Tribune
The University of Minnesota has hired two outside attorneys to review its handling of sexual assault allegations against 10 Gophers football players last fall.
John Marti, a former federal prosecutor, and Jillian Kornblatt, a specialist in labor law, were appointed Thursday to assist a special oversight committee of the U’s Board of Regents.
Regent Thomas Anderson, who chairs the committee, said the goal is to determine if the University followed its own rules in pursuing the case, and whether changes should be made in the future.
The case drew headlines after the 10 players were suspended from the team last fall, even though no criminal charges were filed. A female student alleged that she was sexually assaulted by multiple men at an off- campus party last September.
Eventually five of the accused students were disciplined by the University for sexual misconduct.
A university spokesman said the review will not focus on the sexual assault allegations, but on how the University responded to it. “This isn’t meant to rehash the investigation,” said spokesman Evan Lapiska. “It’s a review of the surrounding events and how they transpired.”
The University of Minnesota has hired two outside attorneys to review its handling of sexual assault allegations against 10 Gophers football players last fall.
John Marti, a former federal prosecutor, and Jillian Kornblatt, a specialist in labor law, were appointed Thursday to assist a special oversight committee of the U’s Board of Regents.
Regent Thomas Anderson, who chairs the committee, said the goal is to determine if the University followed its own rules in pursuing the case, and whether changes should be made in the future.
The case drew headlines after the 10 players were suspended from the team last fall, even though no criminal charges were filed. A female student alleged that she was sexually assaulted by multiple men at an off- campus party last September.
Eventually five of the accused students were disciplined by the University for sexual misconduct.
A university spokesman said the review will not focus on the sexual assault allegations, but on how the University responded to it. “This isn’t meant to rehash the investigation,” said spokesman Evan Lapiska. “It’s a review of the surrounding events and how they transpired.”