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She Accused Him Of Sexual Assault. The School Said She Wasn’t Incapacitated But Did Not Consent When She Said ‘Yes.’

Ashe Schow
She Accused Him Of Sexual Assault. The School Said She Wasn’t Incapacitated But Did Not Consent When She Said ‘Yes.’
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A black male Dartmouth College football player is alleging the school discriminated against him based on his sex and race when he was suspended for two years based on the allegations of a female student.

The male student, referred to only as John Doe in court documents obtained by the Concord Monitor, was asked by the female student, referred to as Sally Smith, to walk her home after she had been partying on campus. Sally called John because she “didn’t know where she lived,” and John was sober, since he doesn’t drink alcohol. John walked her home and the two allegedly sat in her dorm and talked for a while before John asked Sally if she wanted to have sex. John’s lawsuit claims Sally said “yes” twice and that the two students had sex for just two or three minutes before stopping.

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