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ScriptOhio said:
Report: Antonio Callaway, Treon Harris accuser to skip Title IX hearing after Gators booster chosen as judge

Another day, another Title IX disaster in college football.

According to a report from ESPN’s Outside the Lines, a woman accusing Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway and former Florida quarterback Treon Harris of sexually assaulting her in December will skip her Title IX hearing after a former Gators athlete and current booster was chosen to hear the case.

The woman’s lawyer John Clune informed UF’s general counsel that the woman, her parents and her five witnesses will skip the hearing via a letter and provided a copy to ESPN:

“This has been a difficult decision but as I previously indicated to you, the fact that UF has hired a football booster to adjudicate a sexual assault allegation against one of the team’s own football players is a fundamentally skewed process in which [the complainant] refuses to participate,” Clune wrote, via OTL. “To be clear, [the complainant] remains very willing to participate in a fair and unbiased disciplinary process. Mr. Calloway’s behavior has had a great impact on her life and continuing as a student at UF is of great importance to her and her future.”

The man at the center of the case is Jake Schickel, a Jacksonville attorney and Florida law grad. Schickel is a former trustee of UF’s law school, a former track and field athlete, and a booster that contributes at least $6,800 annually to the Gators’ football and basketball programs.
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The woman reported her assault to UF officials in January, and both Callaway and Harris were barred from campus during the spring semester. Harris has since transferred. Callaway has rejoined the team. “He didn’t look like he really missed a beat,” head coach Jim McElwain said yesterday. Callaway hauled in 35 grabs for 678 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman in 2015.

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...ing-after-gators-booster-chosen-to-arbitrate/
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Major lawsuit incoming...
Same lawyer for the FSU girl. He's won/settled a number of very high profile Title IX cases... not sure what UF was thinking here.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
Gatorubet for the defense....
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I'd like to get transcripts of those proceedings. Clune would probably tear him a few new assholes.
Lawyers long on exposition and short on precedent might work great with your local traffic and divorce courts... but usually get told to stfu in federal appeals. Which is where these sort of million dollar cases go (inevitably the side that initially loses appeals)
 
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Florida WR Antonio Callaway cleared of sexual assault in Title IX hearing

Schickel also wrote that his impression was that Callaway was "honest, sincere, and presented himself well."

According to the ruling, Callaway testified that he was "high on marijuana" during the encounter, and stated that he was "so stoned I had no interest in having sex with anyone."
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http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...laway-cleared-sexual-assault-title-ix-hearing
 
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DiamondBuck said:
"so stoned I had no interest in having sex with anyone."
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What!? A friend of mine could have got away with so much in college if I...I mean he knew about this defense.

EDIT: To clarify, I missed the word "sex" the first time. Not condoning rape/sexual assault. "My friend" had a thing for borrowing street signs back in the day.
 
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Report: Florida interested in Notre Dame transfer QB Malik Zaire

A report from Gator Bait suggests the Gators are eyeing Zaire as a potential transfer target, but the school must receive some help from the SEC office. That is because Florida has had two transfer players (Anthony Harrell and Mason Halter) fail to meet certain academic requirements upon arrival at Florida. As a result of taking transfer players failing to meet certain requirements, Florida is ineligible from accepting graduate transfers for three years.......:slappy:

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...rested-in-notre-dame-transfer-qb-malik-zaire/
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Report: Florida interested in Notre Dame transfer QB Malik Zaire

A report from Gator Bait suggests the Gators are eyeing Zaire as a potential transfer target, but the school must receive some help from the SEC office. That is because Florida has had two transfer players (Anthony Harrell and Mason Halter) fail to meet certain academic requirements upon arrival at Florida. As a result of taking transfer players failing to meet certain requirements, Florida is ineligible from accepting graduate transfers for three years.......:slappy:

Entire article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...rested-in-notre-dame-transfer-qb-malik-zaire/
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Any doubt that they receive the "help" they need from the SEC office?
 
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