Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 6:12:50 GMT -6
Montana to pay former UM quarterback Johnson $245K over rape investigation
Montana will pay a former University of Montana quarterback $245,000 to drop his claims that school officials mishandled a rape investigation against him that drew national attention, according to a settlement agreement approved Tuesday.
Jordan Johnson said that university officials predetermined his guilt after a female acquaintance accused him of raping her in 2012, then led a biased investigation against him, according to a statement released by his attorney, David Paoli.
A jury acquitted him in 2013.
"Any student accused of wrongdoing deserves a fair and impartial hearing of the facts of his or her case," Johnson said in the statement. "Officials at the University of Montana — people who were in positions of great power — were unfair and biased. Their misconduct made my family and me suffer unnecessarily, both emotionally and financially."
University system spokesman Kevin McRae referred questions to Dale Cockrell, an attorney representing the state. Cockrell did not return calls for comment. Neither the state nor the university admits any liability, under the terms of the settlement.
Read more: helenair.com/news/crime-and-courts/montana-to-pay-former-um-quarterback-johnson-k-over-rape/article_253c9221-cc4c-5a4f-95af-e22f2d4cb3b5.html
Montana will pay a former University of Montana quarterback $245,000 to drop his claims that school officials mishandled a rape investigation against him that drew national attention, according to a settlement agreement approved Tuesday.
Jordan Johnson said that university officials predetermined his guilt after a female acquaintance accused him of raping her in 2012, then led a biased investigation against him, according to a statement released by his attorney, David Paoli.
A jury acquitted him in 2013.
"Any student accused of wrongdoing deserves a fair and impartial hearing of the facts of his or her case," Johnson said in the statement. "Officials at the University of Montana — people who were in positions of great power — were unfair and biased. Their misconduct made my family and me suffer unnecessarily, both emotionally and financially."
University system spokesman Kevin McRae referred questions to Dale Cockrell, an attorney representing the state. Cockrell did not return calls for comment. Neither the state nor the university admits any liability, under the terms of the settlement.
Read more: helenair.com/news/crime-and-courts/montana-to-pay-former-um-quarterback-johnson-k-over-rape/article_253c9221-cc4c-5a4f-95af-e22f2d4cb3b5.html