She Claimed He Raped Her. He Said He Didn’t. Without Any Additional Evidence, The School Chose To Believe Her.

Two students at Washington & Lee University had sex one night in 2017. Both told very different stories regarding the evening, yet as in many cases, the school believed what the female accuser said over the male accused for reasons that appear to be motivated by bias.

The alleged incident involves a student referred to as John Doe in court documents, who as accused of sexual assault by a female student, referred to as Jane Roe. Jane sent an email to Washington & Lee’s Title IX coordinator in charge of investigating such allegations on March 12, 2017, claiming she had been sexually assaulted on March 10. On March 13, the Title IX coordinator, Lauren Kozak, sent John a vague letter saying he had been accused of “non-consensual sexual penetration” and that he would be investigated. The letter gave no details about the allegation but told John not to contact Jane. The letter also told John he would have to meet with Kozak and associate dean of students Jason Rodocker the next day. This letter also said John could choose from a list of Hearing Advisors and also “seek advice and assistance of one Advisor of Choice, which can be an attorney, at your own expense.”