Drew University Student Sues College, Classmates for False Rape Allegations and Male Bias

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'A Drew University [link added] student has filed a lawsuit against the school and two of his classmates, claiming his "entire academic career has been ruined" due to false rape allegations and the institution's apparent bias against men in sexual assault investigations.

A male student who is a junior at the Madison school has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against two classmates for falsely accusing him of sexual assault and against the university for Title IX violations and for not following its own policies during the investigation.
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According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff and one of the defendants had consensual sex in his dorm room on the morning of Sept. 24, 2013. The plaintiff and the female student knew each other since their freshman year, according to the complaint.

The female student and her former boyfriend then notified Drew University's Public Safety department the night of the incident that the sexual encounter between the plaintiff and the woman was non-consensual, according to the complaint.

The lawsuit claims the female student told her ex-boyfriend the encounter with the plaintiff was non-consensual out of fear he would not get back together with her.
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A Drew resident assistant informed the plaintiff on Sept. 25, 2013 he was banned pending the resolution of the complaint from all campus buildings except for the cafeteria and the buildings where he had classes, according to the lawsuit. The plaintiff was also ordered to have no contact with the female student or her former boyfriend.

The lawsuit claims the female student violated her no-contact order and called the plaintiff to apologize for "ruining his life." The lawsuit alleges the university did not reprimand the female student for contacting the plaintiff and did not investigate his claims she filed a false sexual assault complaint against him.
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Drew resumed its investigation in late November and concluded its fact-finding procedure without interviewing the friend who was asked to lie for the female student, according to the lawsuit.

A private investigator interviewed the friend, who said the female student initially told her the sex was consensual and later told her to lie about their conversation, according to the lawsuit.

About a week after this information was relayed to the university, the plaintiff received an email on Dec. 17, 2013 informing him he was "not responsible" for the allegations made by the two students, according to the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, the university failed to complete its fact-finding procedure within 15 days, banned the plaintiff from most campus buildings "without cause to do so" for nearly three months and did not investigate claims the plaintiff made against the two students who filed the sexual assault complaint.

As a result, "male respondents in sexual misconduct cases at Defendant Drew are discriminated against solely on the basis of sex. They are invariably subjected to discipline without the benefit of due process," according to the lawsuit.
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The plaintiff has been "forced to attend counseling," his grades have dipped and his "entire academic career is ruined and, without a college education, his overall economic future is completely compromised," according to the lawsuit.

The plaintiff is seeking damages to be determined at a civil trial in addition to attorney fees and other costs.'