Gophers star Lynch recommended for expulsion in third sexual assault allegation

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Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

A third woman has alleged that University of Minnesota basketball standout Reggie Lynch sexually assaulted her, and a committee investigating her complaint has recommended that he be expelled.

The decision last week by the U's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) found that Lynch was responsible for misconduct in an alleged sexual assault that occurred on April 7, 2016. The EOAA's finding against Lynch was issued the same day as a separate recommendation that he be suspended for the same student code violations in an unrelated incident that occurred three weeks later.

While being investigated by the EOAA for both complaints, Lynch played for the Gophers as the 2017 season kicked off.

Two women received notice last Thursday of the findings in their respective EOAA investigations. On Friday, they learned that Lynch appealed, asking for hearings before the Sexual Misconduct Subcommittee (SSMS). The committee can either affirm or reverse the recommendations. The SSMS proceedings are not public.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/gophers-star-lynch-recommended-for-expulsion-in-third-sexual-assault-allegation/468501413/

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So much for the right's narrative about Obama's Education Department causing colleges to make it too easy to make up allegations of rape.

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1. College athletics is a huge bastion of sexual harassment and assault.

Sadly, it is a culture that permeates many schools. Perhaps the #me too movement will encourage more young women to speak up, because if enough of them do, this culture will change. It will take many, many more of these instances, unfortunately, to make that happen.