Exposing rank injustice in the Columbia ‘mattress girl’ case

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'The saga of Columbia University’s “mattress girl” Emma Sulkowicz, who famously carried a mattress on campus to protest the non-expulsion of her alleged rapist, and Paul Nungesser, the accused man who says he is the real victim, is not quite over a year after both graduated.

Last week, a federal district judge threw out Nungesser’s Title IX lawsuit against Columbia, which charges that the school abetted his gender-based harassment by Sulkowicz. But attorney Andrew Miltenberg vows to continue to “pursue justice” for Nungesser, by filing either an appeal or an amended complaint.

Having reported on this story, I hope the lawsuit goes forward — not only on Nungesser’s behalf, but for the sake of truth-seeking about a tangled case that raises important issues.

Nungesser is one of over 100 men who have sued colleges and universities for what they allege is unfair treatment in the handling of sexual-assault accusations. Many of these lawsuits have been dismissed, others settled.'