Student sues University of Oregon, coach over alleged gang-rape

According to the suit, the woman, a university student, alleges that three Oregon men’s basketball players cornered her in a bathroom in March and gang-raped her multiple times. Prosecutors did not file charges against the men, citing insufficient evidence.

The lawsuit says that Altman knew one of his players, Brandon Austin, had a history of prior sexual misconduct allegations at another school but that Altman recruited him to play for the Ducks anyway. Austin and two of his Ducks’ teammates were dismissed from the team in May. The teammates are not mentioned by name in the lawsuit.

The filing of the lawsuit comes days before the Oregon football team will face Ohio State in the national championship game on Monday. It’s also the second Title IX lawsuit filed against a university this week.

On Wednesday, a woman who accused Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston of raping her in 2012 filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court in Orlando against the university, alleging the school violated her rights under Title IX. Winston has said the two had consensual sex. Prosecutors declined to press charges and a university investigation found he did not violate the school’s code of student conduct.

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