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Virginia Tech is going to have a rough time defending itself once the lawsuits start flying.

Would some lawyers weigh in here? I figured Tech was off the hook because of sovereign immunity.

Yes? No?

Would some lawyers weigh in here? I figured Tech was off the hook because of sovereign immunity. Yes? No?

IANAL, but I don't think so. My alma mater for my BS (Univ of Toledo, Ohio) was sued (and lost) for seven figures in the early 90's when an off-duty campus police officer raped and murdered a student on-campus. It was revealed that he had been disciplined for previous behavior with students, general complaints about stalking, etc. and his behavior was revealed to be well-known to almost the top of the university. Obviously a different situation because he was an employee of the university, but I don't think VT can shrug their way out of this.

IMO, Uni's are going to be at least somewhat dutibound to maintain a safe environment on campus, and if the evidence about this guy's behavior and the administration's limited response but full knowledge keeps building, they could stand to lose very, very big in court.