Baylor Settles Lawsuit with Woman in Football Team Sexual Assault Scandal

Baylor University agreed to a settlement Thursday with a woman who sued the universityafter an alleged sexual assault.The unnamed woman was one of several who filed a lawsuit in federal court against the university, according toJim Vertunoof the Associated Press. Vertuno wrotethe women allege the school"ignored or mishandled sexual assault investigations for years."The woman in the settled case "said in 2015 she was drugged and abducted from an off-campus residence where Baylor officials had received previous reports of assaults," per Vertuno.The school has anextensive historyof sexual assault allegations, including areported 17 casesbrought against 19 different Baylor student-athletes since 2011.In May of this year, a student said she wasgang rapedby several members of the football team.The alleged assaults and a lack of institutional control led to the removal of both football head coach Art Briles and school president Ken Starr.No details or terms of the settlement agreement have been released.
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