After suing over sexual assault, Liberty student faced with $1.3 million defamation claim

[Jilly_in_VA]

Liberty University is facing a $1.7 million lawsuit alleging that it violated a former student’s rights after she was raped by a fellow student in 2020.

Now, the accused rapist, who is also named in the lawsuit, has filed a counterclaim accusing the former student of defamation, asking that she be made to pay $1.3 million in damages.

Liberty has come under fire in recent years for its handling of sexual assault reports. It also faces a lawsuit from over a dozen students accusing the school created an “unsafe campus environment” and another suit from a former Liberty employee claiming he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns over the university’s handling of sexual assault cases.

The case centers around a rape that was purported to have occurred on October 30, 2020. The plaintiff, who is identified only as Jane Doe in court documents, claims that the defendant, Charles Tippett, was a friend who invited her to an off-campus apartment, plied her with alcohol and “roofies,” then raped her.

In the weeks and months following the accused rape, the defendant claims Liberty University discouraged her from reporting the incident to police or initiating a Title IX complaint, instead informing her that her only option was to address the issue through the university’s honor code, called the “Liberty Way.”

According to the initial complaint filed last November, the university then failed to take disciplinary action against Tippett and removed Doe from a university-sponsored internship in retaliation for her lawsuit against the school.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/after-suing-over-sexual-assault-liberty-student-faced-with-1-3-million-defamation-claim
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This scummy place again. And wait till you read the REST of the article!

[keithbvadu2]

1. With the fine example of their leader hiding and watching his wife have sex with others.

With the fine example of their leader hiding and watching his wife have sex with others.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. At least

Jerry Jr. and Miss Becki are no longer there. But the place has not changed any, AFAIK.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. Because we live in the South

And my daughter is brilliant, Liberty University, out of the blue, sent her a full scholarship and admissions package for her to attend. It was practically free for her to go to Liberty University.

We gleefully burned the package in the backyard fire pit.

They get their average ACT scores higher by cherry picking the smartest and sending them unsolicited scholarships.

Do colleges and universities still do the ACTs and SATs since Covid?

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. Should have sent them the ashes

That would have been fitting!

I know way more than I should because a friend is retired EMS from Lynchburg. Need I say more?

[phylny]

5. Same with our daughter.

Thanks, but no thanks. She attended UVA.