FSU asks judge to throw out lawsuit from Winston accuser
Source: AP
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University late Monday asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former student who said top NFL prospect Jameis Winston sexually assaulted her back in 2012.
The woman filed a lawsuit against the university board of trustees in January, asserting that university officials had knowledge of her alleged sexual harassment and discrimination by the star quarterback and this created a hostile educational environment for her. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, including reimbursement for tuition, damages for emotional pain and suffering and loss of past and present earning and earning capacity.
Lawyers for the university's board of trustees contend the lawsuit should be dismissed because it does not show that FSU was responsible for her harassment, but they also maintain that they offered her assistance.
But the court filing also asserts that while the woman was provided services by the school's victim advocate, no top officials at the school were even aware that she had accused Winston of rape until a few days before the case became public in November 2013.
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Kid's got issues.
