Foreign student branded a rapist could die if university sends him back to Syria, suit claims

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'The consequences for students found responsible for sexual misconduct in the campus system usually end with expulsion, a curtailed career, drastically lower earning power and a ruined reputation that’s hard to repair.

For a Syrian student at Pennsylvania State University, it could mean his death.

The Legal Intelligencer reports that “John Doe” is suing the school for suspending him following its switch to an Title IX “investigative model” that “removed his ability to confront his accuser or call witnesses of his own.”

He’s asking a federal judge to place his suspension on hold while considering his claims that Penn State violated his due process rights in its investigation of allegations that he violated a female student at a frat party:

"Doe is a fourth-year architectural engineering student and Syrian national who was attending the university on an F-1 student visa from the United States. His family currently lives in Kuwait on civil identification cards, and Doe said his ability to enter and remain in Kuwait is dependent upon his status as a student. If the civil ID card is revoked, Doe said, he is at risk of having to return to Syria where he said two of his relatives have already died in the country’s unrest, according to the complaint."'