Baylor's actions come after the university's board of regents received an independent report from a law firm that investigated the school's response to the allegations. It also provided more detail about Briles' involvement with investigators from the Pepper Hamilton law firm, which Baylor hired last fall to review the school's response to sexual assaults. "The depth to which these acts occurred shocked and outraged us. The football program acted in ways that "reinforced an overall perception that football was above the rules," the report said. A Baylor graduate student told Waco, Texas, police that Oakman "forcibly removed" her clothes, forced her onto his bed and then sexually assaulted her on April 3, according to an arrest warrant obtained by ESPN. The motion, part of the Title IX civil rights lawsuit filed in March by a sexual assault victim, says the university was keeping Briles in the dark about plans to settle the lawsuit, including not informing him of a meeting scheduled for Friday between Baylor officials and plaintiff Jasmin Hernandez and her attorney to possibly mediate and settle the case. Starr will transition into a role as chancellor and remain as a law school professor. Once a losing program, Baylor football enjoyed unprecedented success under Briles, including two Big 12 championships in the last three years. While the Associated Press generally doesn't identify sexual assault victims, Hernandez has spoken publicly to draw attention to the case. It was Starr who initiated the Pepper Hamilton review that would lead to his downfall, ordering it last year after former football player Sam Ukwuachu was convicted of sexually assaulting a female soccer player. By running their own "untrained" investigations and meeting directly with a complainant, football staff "improperly discredited" complainants' claims and "denied them a right to a fair, impartial and informed investigation.". Part of the law's goal is to help keep victims in school. Two Baylor players accused of sexual assault were recruited by Briles after they were dismissed from their previous schools for off-field problems. University leadership was also slow to enact federally-required student conduct processes, and administrators failed to identify and eliminate the hostile environment toward victims, the report found. During Starr's tenure, he has been credited with several fundraising initiatives, most notably raising $120 million in donations that helped pay for McLane Stadium, Baylor's new $266 million football stadium, which opened on the banks of the Brazos River in Waco in 2014. ESPN does not normally name victims of sexual assault, but Hernandez came out publicly with the filing of the lawsuit. Pepper Hamilton lawyer Gina Smith said the firm reviewed more than a million pages of documents, reports and interviews before presenting its findings to Baylor's regents earlier this month. Dr. David Garland, a former dean and professor at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary, will serve as interim president. "That's some infighting between them. Actions by University administrators directly discouraged some complainants from reporting or participating in student conduct processes and in one instance constituted retaliation against a complainant for reporting sexual assault. The motion indicates Briles said he provided Baylor attorneys with information pertaining to the case, believing they were "looking after his interest in all respects.". "That's not something we're going to discuss right now -- any matters with the contract.". Outside the Lines reported last week that some Baylor officials, including coaches, knew about incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence and other acts of violence involving football players, but most players didn't miss playing time as punishment. ... To those victims who were not treated with the care, concern and support they deserve, I am profoundly sorry.". It made us angry, sad and very humble. Baylor officials said in a news release that the school had hired a New York law firm to contact the NCAA about potential rules violations. A conversation meant to be in private is now public, and the record now shows Baylor University’s gut reaction was to not fire football coach Art Briles. They've had some difficult issues to deal with, and we're sorry it happened and we did not respond the best way we could. According to Baylor's most recent IRS filing, Briles' base salary in 2014 was $4.2 million, which was considerably more than Starr's base salary of $789,000 annually as university president. The university found that protocol was inconsistently applied with regard to "criminal background checks, request for records of any prior college disciplinary actions, and character reference screening forms. Under Starr's watch, Baylor enjoyed unprecedented athletic success. Briles accuses Baylor of wrongful termination, Alabama remains the SEC king, Trevor Lawrence remains unstoppable and more from Week 7, Rebuilding FSU savors 'special' win vs. No. The football program and Athletics department leadership failed to take appropriate action in response to these reports. Hernandez's lawsuit names Baylor University, Briles and McCaw as defendants. We'll let them figure out who is representing who.". 5 UNC, Gators coach Mullen tests positive for COVID-19, Saban coaches Tide to win after expedited test, NC State QB Leary carted off with leg in air cast, Tigers' Lawrence has huge day, misses INT mark, Vols 'undecided' at QB after Guarantano benched, "Our confidence went through the roof": Nick Saban returns and Bama rolls, College football Power Rankings for Week 7, College Football Playoff picks after Week 7, Yes, friends, even game officials can land on our Bottom 10 list, 'That energy is still here': How D.J. This investigation revealed the University's mishandling of reports in what should have been a supportive, responsive and caring environment for students," Richard Willis, chairman of the Baylor board of regents, said in a statement. In a statement issued later Thursday, Starr apologized to the "victims who were not treated with the care, concern and support they deserve.". Over the course of their review, Pepper Hamilton investigated the University's response to reports of a sexual assault involving multiple football players. He is working to find an interim football coach, according to Willis. ", The U.S. Department of Education issued a statement Saturday commending Baylor for taking "necessary corrective steps. Cannon wouldn't say whether he's negotiating a settlement with Baylor officials in regard to Briles' contract. AUSTIN, Texas -- Ken Starr, who zealously pursued charges against a sitting U.S. president in a White House sex scandal, was stripped of his job as president of Baylor University on Thursday after a scathing review found that under his leadership, the school did little to respond to accusations of sexual assault involving members of its vaunted football program. ", Briles had no immediate comment. Baylor football coach Art Briles has been suspended with intent to terminate, part of major changes the university announced Thursday in response to a scathing review of its handling of sexual assault allegations made against students, including several football players. ", When asked about the Baylor Police Department's role and its failings, regent David Harper, an attorney from Dallas, said on the call: "I'd say what we learned overall -- we were shocked. A separate Title IX lawsuit, filed Wednesday, names only the university as a defendant. Former head coach Art Briles, in an emergency motion filed Thursday, is accusing Baylor University of unfairly blaming him and the football program for the school's overall "institutional failure" in addressing sexual assault. Starr gets to keep a title and a job, but his demotion at the school in Waco, Texas, is a stunning fall for the prosecutor whose dogged investigation of President Bill Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky eventually led to Clinton's 1998 impeachment. ", The letter states, "Mr. Briles does not wish to settle the Hernandez civil rights litigation and does not consent to any settlement ...". The letter states Briles met with Pepper Hamilton investigators in February and then with Baylor attorneys in April, shortly after Hernandez filed her lawsuit. "We're deeply sorrowful (for) these events," Baylor regents chairman Richard Willis said. We recognize that it was extremely brave of them to talk about these very significant issues that happened in their lives. The school said in the release that McCaw would work with university leadership and the board of regents "to implement the recommendations as they related to the restoration of a tone of accountability within the football program, to effective oversight and controls of the Athletics Department, and to critically needed changes that will re-align the Athletics program with the University mission.". Ukwuachu's former girlfriend testified at his trial that he had struck and choked her when he attended Boise State. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Jasmin Hernandez, a former Baylor student who testified in football player Tevin Elliott's 2014 rape trial, has filed a federal lawsuit against the school. ", "Every student should be able to attend college in an environment free form sexual harassment and violence. Baylor's statement said the findings in the report by the Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton "reflect a fundamental failure by Baylor to implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA)." They've taken steps. "The conclusion is inescapable that the motive of Baylor University and the Board of Regents was to use its Head Football Coach and the Baylor Athletic Department as a camouflage to disguise and distract from its own institutional failure to comply with Title IX and other federal civil rights laws," the letter states, reflecting the first public comments Briles has made on the controversy since his termination in May. According to Baylor, the findings in the report include: The University's student conduct processes were wholly inadequate to consistently provide a prompt and equitable response under Title IX; Baylor failed to consistently support complainants through the provision of interim measures; and in some cases, the University failed to take action to identify and eliminate a potential hostile environment, prevent its recurrence or address its effects. On the boosters who would bring back Briles, A separate Title IX lawsuit, filed Wednesday. In a statement to the Waco Tribune-Herald, Starr apologized to "those victims who were not treated with the care, concern, and support they deserve.". Baylor, 2006 Dennis Johnson Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) 3058 3058 Dennis_Johnson@baylor.edu LSU, 2012 Justin Johnson Assistant Coach (Running backs) 3058 3058 Justin_D_Johnson@baylor.edu Houston, 2011 3058
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