University settles with former student in sex assault case

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'The University of Michigan has reached a settlement agreement with a former student suspended in 2012 after he was accused of sexual assault.

Under the agreement, confirmed Friday by a UM spokesman, the university states that student Drew Sterrett’s disciplinary record will reflect that he did not violate its sexual misconduct policy. As part of the agreement, Sterrett cannot reapply to the university and cannot disparage or contact the female student who brought the complaint against him.

Sterrett’s alleged victim is unhappy with the settlement and is weighing her legal options in light of the agreement, her attorney told The Detroit News on Friday.

The settlement — signed by the university on Sept. 1 and Sterrett on Tuesday — is in response to a federal lawsuit Sterrett filed against the university alleging that it unfairly forced him off campus by denying him due process in its investigation of the sexual misconduct allegation.'