Lawsuit: Baylor players gang raped student, school knew

The allegations against Baylor University and its football program continue to get uglier by the day. Most recently, a woman who has filed a lawsuit against the school is claiming several players gang raped a fellow student in 2011.

Jasmin Hernandez, a former Baylor student who was raped by a football player in 2012, filed a lawsuit in March against the university, former athletic director Ian McCaw and former head football coach Art Briles for failing to comply with Title IX law. The suit was amended last week and a woman identified as “Jane Roe 4” was added.

A portion of the amendment reads as follows, according to Suzanne Halliburton of the Austin American-Statesman:

Plaintiff is informed, believes and on that basis alleges that a female student athlete, Jane Roe 4, was gang raped by Baylor football players in 2011. Baylor had actual knowledge of Jane Roe 4’s gang rape but failed to respond promptly and equitably. As a result of Baylor’s inequitable response, Jane Roe 4 transferred out of Baylor to another university.”

Hernandez’s lawsuit also alleges that Briles backed out of a promise to support her and apologize at a recent mediation meeting. She was raped in 2012 by former Baylor player Tevin Elliott, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2014 after prosecutors determined he sexually assaulted as many as five women.

You can read more about the Baylor scandal here.

The fact that independent studies conducted by Baylor have determined school officials covered up allegations of sexual assault is despicable. Every piece of info that comes out makes it even harder to believe that some want Briles back after a one-year ban.