Professor sues for false rape allegation

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'Peter Ludlow, a professor of philosophy at Northwestern University who has been at the center of a long-running controversy over an undergraduate student’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her and that Northwestern mishandled her complaint, is suing the student for defamation, the Chicago Tribune reported. In his lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in a state court in Illinois, Mr. Ludlow contends that the student knowingly made false statements to the news media and to Northwestern professors after he rebuffed her sexual advances.

The filing is the latest in a string of litigation over the allegations. The student has filed lawsuits against Northwestern and the professor. Mr. Ludlow is also suing Northwestern, accusing it of gender discrimination and defamation. The university has denied mishandling the student’s complaint.'