I cited two specific examples earlier in this thread. Maybe you should familiarize yourself with them before commenting further.
Both of your examples were of the nature of criminal investigation, and the complaint about Baylor conduct is just that... conduct, so how are they related?
Yes, in a criminal case, every T should be crossed and I should be dotted before putting someone in jail. In business, allegations and moral questioning is enough. You're simply telling someone to find a job somewhere else because you don't appreciate the attention they've brought, appropriate or not. You're not robbing years of their life.
And months ago, they were all allegations. Not only were they allegations of a coverup, but also they had to factor in whether the women making the sexual assault allegations were making legit and truthful allegations.
I think by this statement, you're obviously not reading all of the facts that were presented. I provided a link earlier, but since it's being ignored, I'll just quote the pertinent parts.
"In 2013, the Waco Police Department wrote in a police report that it had informed Baylor officials about an off-campus incident involving former All-Big 12 tight end Tre'Von Armstead and former practice squad player Myke Chatman......Baylor didn't begin looking into the allegations until Sept. 11, 2015."
"Baylor kicked Armstead off its football team last fall and expelled him from school in February over the allegations, documents obtained by Outside the Lines show. When Baylor coaches announced his suspension from the team, they said it came as a result of a "team rules violation.""
So Baylor coaches knowingly downplayed the nature of Armstead's suspension last fall, nearly a year ago.
"In the fall of 2015, Baylor hired Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton to review its past treatment of sexual assault claims. The review has not yet been completed."
That means before all of the media assault, Baylor knew something egregious was happening in their athletic department regarding sexual assaults. They didn't act on the suspicions until they started getting a black eye in the media.
"In January, Outside the Lines reported several examples in which school officials either failed to investigate, or adequately investigate, allegations of sexual violence. In many of those cases, officials did not provide support to those who reported assaults, in apparent violation of Title IX federal law. Moreover, it took Baylor more than three years to comply with a federal directive to hire a full-time Title IX coordinator, which it did in fall 2014."
Blatant rules violations by Baylor, all known before this 3rd party investigation you keep hanging your hat on.
"Baylor's investigation of the allegations against Armstead and Chatman didn't begin until the alleged victim, encouraged by a friend who had attended a recent sexual assault prevention training program at the school, asked Baylor officials about her case this past September. The school's Title IX report, issued in February and obtained by Outside the Lines, states that the university had been unaware of the allegations until the woman came forward. But Waco police had written in a police report that on April 18, 2013, "Baylor University was contacted." And the woman, who spoke to Outside the Lines on the condition of anonymity, said that police had told her then that they had contacted Baylor and that someone from the university would follow up."
So the police department is lying, or Baylor is lying, or they're both lying. Let's give Baylor the benefit of the doubt, and it's a police lie. We'll give Baylor a pass on this one.
"When her grades dropped to the point where she lost her academic scholarship, she said she petitioned the financial aid office each following semester for the scholarship to be reinstated. She wrote on the petition form "I was sexually assaulted by 2 Baylor football players during the Spring 2013 semester. As a result, I did not perform well in the classes I was taking at that time." Her scholarship was reinstated, she said, but no one contacted her about the assault during her time as a student at Baylor."
Ah-oh. You mean she put in writing to the school that she had been sexually assaulted and still no one contacted her, but they reinstated her scholarship on an allegation?
"Baylor's Title IX investigation into Armstead began in mid-September last year, just weeks after a Waco jury had convicted former Baylor defensive end Sam Ukwuachu of sexual assault."
Wait. There was a sexual assault conviction by jury last August of a Baylor football player? According to you, I thought we were just dealing with allegations. Now I'm confused.
"The school made its determination to expel Armstead on Feb. 3, 2016, days after an Outside the Lines investigation into the sexual assault cases of Ukwuachu and former Baylor player Tevin Elliott landed."
Hold on. Now I'm REALLY confused. There was ANOTHER player, Tevin Elliott, that was
convicted of sexual assault in 2014 for a 2012 incident? But, but, allegations.
"Coaches urged Armstead to opt for a transfer instead of challenging the school's expulsion, "but I stayed because I believed, and still believe, that I would have a fair opportunity to clear my name,""
Hmmm... You're going to tell me that's not a classic case of coaches trying to sweep something under the rug?
And back to my first point about this not being a criminal issue in respects to Baylor, this is a Title IX issue.
"Although a Title IX investigation is not a criminal process and requires a lower bar of evidence to determine guilt, Texas law states that someone can be guilty of sexual assault if he knowingly has sex with someone who is too intoxicated to give consent."
"Baylor's report noted that the woman was too drunk to consent to sex and that Armstead should have known that. It also stated Armstead's credibility was damaged after witness testimony and text messages showed he lied about where he went later that night and whether he had exchanged text messages with the woman."
So Baylor's investigation had proven through text messages that they had sex and she was too drunk to consent which is a Title IX violation and criminal in Texas, but the coaches wanted him to transfer.
On top of all of this, Shawn Oakman gets investigated for a sexual assault on April 3 and arrested on April 13, and it takes until May 26.
It's clear as day to me. Baylor dun goof'd.
