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Her Story Changed And Even Her Friend Said She Lied About Being Sexually Assaulted. He Was Expelled Anyway.

Ashe Schow
Her Story Changed And Even Her Friend Said She Lied About Being Sexually Assaulted. He Was Expelled Anyway.
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A male Oberlin College student was expelled even though the school lacked evidence the female accuser was incapacitated for their sexual encounter and even though she told investigators and a hearing panel drastically different stories.

The male student, referred to as John Doe in court documents, just received a win from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which ruled Oberlin violated John’s rights by discriminating against him based on his sex. Writing for the majority, Judge Raymond Kethledge began the ruling with a fiery acknowledgement.

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