A separate inquiry, backed by the university's Board of Regents,
concluded that drugs, alcohol and sex were used to entice blue
chip recruits to the Boulder campus but said none of the activity
was knowingly sanctioned by university officials.
Posted on 12/05/2007 12:33:41 PM PST by Zakeet
DENVER - The University of Colorado has agreed to pay two women $2.85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by football players and recruits, school officials said Wednesday.
The allegations had sparked a football recruiting scandal at the school, prompted broad university reforms and led to a shake-up of its top leaders.
University spokesman Ken McConnellogue said the school also agreed to hire an adviser to monitor compliance with federal laws governing equal treatment of women and add a position in the university Office of Victim Assistance.
The agreement came two months after an appellate court revived the lawsuit.
University President Hank Brown said agreeing to the settlement was "a difficult decision, painful in some ways, but it's my sense that it was in the interest of the university."
He said the school faced years of litigation over the case, and fees for outside attorneys had already reached $3 million.
One of the women, Lisa Simpson, will receive $2.5 million, McConnellogue said. The other woman, who did not wish be identified publicly, will receive $350,000. The school did not admit fault or liability.
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A separate inquiry, backed by the university's Board of Regents,
concluded that drugs, alcohol and sex were used to entice blue
chip recruits to the Boulder campus but said none of the activity
was knowingly sanctioned by university officials.
ahh! always love hearing uplifting stories such as this about boulderites. /sarc>
Funny how liberals, who claim to support womens rights, really trashed these women when they made their rape claims.
This liberal hell hole (where Ward Churchill taught) was so slimy in this case that they even released copies of the women’s deposition to the local media.
Also, they repeatedly withheld info they were supposed to give to the plaintiffs when a judge ordered them to do so
No doubt Colorado was going to lose in court. When the Appeals Court reinstated this case, they were toast
Liberals talk a fine line about rights, until they are cold-busted when they violate them
It is kinda like watching some high class wannabe stepping in what a goose or dog left behind. I lived outside of boulder for longer than I will admit and they are truly full of themselves. It is going to take more than a group to monitor compliance with federal mandates!!
this kind of award is ridiculous. lawsuits are out of control
Every girl I’ve met from Ft. Lewis was so stunningly hot I thought about going there! Not that I didn’t have a good time at CU in the eighties, though!
Plenty of coin for the next party portly Lisa throws for football recruits complete with bowls full of condoms and plenty of free booze, just like the last one she threw.
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