A lawsuit contends the university failed to investigate a reported rape or take other actions to help the student who reported it — and then retaliated against her.
The lawsuit claims that the school has a pattern of weaponizing the student code of conduct against victims of sexual assault by leading them to fear that reporting an incident will get them in trouble for violating campus rules.
A spokesperson for the university said in an email, “The university has not reviewed the lawsuit and therefore declines to make a specific, public comment on the suit at this time. Liberty University will certainly address these claims in court.”“Instead of ensuring Jane Doe’s safety, Liberty engaged in classic victim-blaming, compounding her trauma,” said Erika Jacobsen White, one of the attorneys.
At the time, Liberty officials said the allegations were “deeply troubling, if they turn out to be true,” and wrote that they had invested in staff and programs to help victims of sexual assault and had an amnesty provision to encourage students to make reports without fear of disciplinary repercussions.Jerry Prevo, Liberty’s president, told the campus community this fall that “Liberty University will not tolerate Title IX violations, sexual abuse or sexual assault in any form at any time.
The lawsuit contends that university officials did not provide academic accommodations that semester or inform the campus community of the assault.
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