Former Basketball Players Accused Of Sexual Assault Sue University

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'Three days before the University of Oregon’s basketball team opens play in this year’s NCAA Tournament, two former Ducks players who were kicked out of school after being accused of an off-campus sexual assault have filed a $20 million lawsuit against the university.

The suit filed Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court by former Ducks Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson comes five months after a third former player, Brandon Austin, filed a $7.5 million lawsuit against the UO.

All three players allege university officials violated their due process rights and ruined their chances at professional basketball careers. The suits assert the players were treated unfairly when they were issued long-term suspensions after Lane County prosecutors declined to prosecute them in connection with the off-campus incident.

A female student accused the three players of raping her at a party in Eugene in March 2014. The players have acknowledged a sexual encounter occurred but say the woman consented to it.'