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The Evidence Contradicted Their Claims, But Princeton Still Found Him Responsible. Now He’s Suing.

Ashe Schow
The Evidence Contradicted Their Claims, But Princeton Still Found Him Responsible. Now He’s Suing.
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A Princeton University student was suspended for two years after two women accused him of choking them on separate occasions. He presented text messages and other evidence to show their stories didn’t add up. He says he was treated with hostility during his campus hearing, where one administrator allegedly fell asleep.

The student, referred to only as John Doe in his lawsuit against the university, now alleges Princeton violated his constitutional rights by ignoring his evidence and allowing his accusers to repeatedly change their stories.

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