University Of Oregon Decides Not To Sue Rape Survivor

The University of Oregon dropped a countersuit Thursday against a student who had reported being gang-raped by three of the school’s basketball players and who subsequently sued UO for the way it handled her case.

UO sparked outrage among students and faculty this month when it filed a counterclaim against a lawsuit from a current student known only as Jane Doe, demanding that she or her attorneys pay for the university’s legal fees and any other damages the court is willing to issue. Last month, Doe filed a lawsuit against the university and against men’s basketball coach Dana Altman, alleging that they’d recruited a student athlete despite knowing about his previous sexual assault allegation, and that they’d later created special arrangements for the accused assailants based on their athlete status.

Doe says the three athletes sexually assaulted her in March 2014. In June, all three athletes were found responsible for sexual misconduct and were suspended from campus for a minimum of four years.

The Huffington Post