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In reply to the discussion: University Of Minnesota President Refuses To Bow To Boycotting Football Players [View all]I have read about half the report, sofar it is just they said she said. No real evidence. Three things jumped out at me from what I read so far.
First, she stated that one of the suspects penetrated her forcefully and roughly, on top of all the other men she had sex with that night. Yet the hospital rape examination did not show any damage to her vagina. Which leads me to believe she was a willing participant.
Second, a few of the suspects had the alleged victim add them as followers on Instagram or used her phone to add themselves as followers. If these players had thought they were committing rape I find it highly unlikely they would have done this.
Third, after the incident she texted one of her friends and said she just had sex with a bunch of black guys. The report doesn't make it clear but I would infer from this she is white. So it makes me wonder if there is not some racism in this. i.e. She did willingly engage in a gang bang with a bunch of black guys but afterwards regretted it because of how other people would view her.
However, the college has a policy that only requires a preponderance of evidence and requires affirmative consent continuously during any sexual activity. So this seems to be a case where there is not enough evidence to support a criminal prosecution but is enough to support suspending these players.