Here’s a bit of news that won’t be going into the new recruitment brochure for Florida State.

FOX News reports.

Florida State University under investigation by feds

Florida State University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Title IX violations in its response to sexual violence complaints.

USA Today first reported the investigation by the Office for Civil Rights. It stems from a complaint filed with it by the accuser in quarterback Jameis Winston’s sexual assault case.

No charges were filed by State Attorney Willie Meggs against the Heisman trophy winner.

“Our client is particularly gratified by the OCR’s decision to investigate and look for discrimination and find remedies to it,” the accuser’s lawyer Baine Kerr said, “because her primary goal, from the beginning, has been affecting change that will make women at Florida State safer on campus.”

Winston was accused of sexual assault from an incident in Dec. 2012. Police decided not to press charges in Dec. 2013. The OCR will investigate all sexual assault complaints at the university during the last three years.

The accuser received a letter from the university in February stating that it met with Winston on Jan. 23 to investigate possible Code of Conduct violations. Winston led the Seminoles to the national championship on Jan. 6.

“We can confirm that we have been notified of the OCR investigation; however, due to federal and state privacy laws the university cannot comment,” university spokesman Browning Brooks said in a statement.


 
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