Post by Logan on Jun 13, 2016 20:53:19 GMT -6
Judge grants Baylor’s request for possible early lawsuit settlement as regents consider what to do with Briles
A federal judge granted Baylor’s request Monday for more time to seek a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was raped by a Bears football player.
Meanwhile, the Baylor Board of Regents is expected to discuss what to do with former coach Art Briles later Monday. There are reports that several, big-money donors are pushing for Briles’ punishment to be a one-year suspension, making him eligible to return in 2017. Or, Baylor regents could discuss settling Briles’ contract. The coach made more than $6 million last year, including bonuses, making him one of the highest paid in the country.
Last week, Baylor had filed a motion requesting extra time to deal with a lawsuit filed by Jasmin Hernandez, a former Baylor student who was raped by football player Tevin Elliott in April, 2012. Elliott was convicted of rape in 2014 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sexual assault.
Hernandez filed the civil rights lawsuit against the Baylor regents, Briles and former athletic director Ian McCaw in March saying the school. Her lawsuit says that Baylor failed to protect her, in part, because the school did not have a Title IX coordinator to investigate rape claims. Instead, the suit said that the school relied on Bethany McCraw, Baylor’s chief judicial officer.
Read more: collegesports.blog.statesman.com/2016/06/13/judge-grants-baylors-request-for-possible-early-lawsuit-settlement-as-regents-consider-what-to-do-with-briles/
A federal judge granted Baylor’s request Monday for more time to seek a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was raped by a Bears football player.
Meanwhile, the Baylor Board of Regents is expected to discuss what to do with former coach Art Briles later Monday. There are reports that several, big-money donors are pushing for Briles’ punishment to be a one-year suspension, making him eligible to return in 2017. Or, Baylor regents could discuss settling Briles’ contract. The coach made more than $6 million last year, including bonuses, making him one of the highest paid in the country.
Last week, Baylor had filed a motion requesting extra time to deal with a lawsuit filed by Jasmin Hernandez, a former Baylor student who was raped by football player Tevin Elliott in April, 2012. Elliott was convicted of rape in 2014 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sexual assault.
Hernandez filed the civil rights lawsuit against the Baylor regents, Briles and former athletic director Ian McCaw in March saying the school. Her lawsuit says that Baylor failed to protect her, in part, because the school did not have a Title IX coordinator to investigate rape claims. Instead, the suit said that the school relied on Bethany McCraw, Baylor’s chief judicial officer.
Read more: collegesports.blog.statesman.com/2016/06/13/judge-grants-baylors-request-for-possible-early-lawsuit-settlement-as-regents-consider-what-to-do-with-briles/