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    LSU mishandled sexual misconduct complaints against students, including top athletes, according to an investigation by USA Today.

    The investigation claims school administrators and athletic department officials repeatedly ignored complaints against abusers, denied victims their requests for protections and "subjected them to further harm by known perpetrators."

    LSU has continued to withhold police and Title IX records from at least two women who have requested copies of their files, the investigation found.

    USA Today says records show at least nine LSU football players have been reported to police for sexual misconduct and dating violence since Ed Orgeron became head coach during the 2016 season.


    The article includes new details involving cases with former LSU running back Derrius Guice and wide receiver Drake Davis, which claim LSU officials failed to involve the Title IX office or police when federal laws and school policies required it.

    A separate case also claims the university determined a fraternity member had sexually assaulted two women, ignored an allegation by a third, and refused to move him out of classes he shared with one of women.

    2 former LSU students claim Derrius Guice raped them in 2016, USA Today reports
    The investigation also found three cases in which LSU allowed male students to stay on campus instead of expelling or suspending them when they were found responsible for sexual assault. The men, non-athletes, instead received a probationary period and received "deferred suspensions," the article said.

    LSU also deferred the suspension of a man who stalked and sexually harassed a fellow student, the investigation said, including after he pleaded no contest in court to telephonic harassment.

    LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard sent a statement that said the school is "aware of the article and is "reviewing the allegation."

    "In the meantime, it’s important for us to emphasize that LSU does not tolerate sexual assault or any form of abuse," the statement said. "We are committed to responding promptly to any reports of misconduct, to investigating these reports in a manner that is fair and equitable, and to supporting the victims in every way we can. Putting an end to abuse and sexual assault is an institutional priority, and we are constantly working to achieve that goal.”

    Orgeron read a written statement before his weekly Monday news conference with reporters, saying "we need to support and protect victims of violence and sexual abuse of any kind."


    "There is no place in our society, nor on this campus or in our football program for any behavior of this type," Orgeron continued. "When accusations are made, we have a legal and moral obligation to report every allegation to the university's Title IX office so due process can be implemented. I have in the past and will continue to take appropriate action and comply with reporting protocols. I have confidence today that the university's working to address our policies and processes when allegations arise."

    Orgeron did not answer further questions regarding the USA Today story, but when a reporter asked if it reflected a culture that was already in place before he arrived, he said, "Your question is important."

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    USA Today's investigation into LSU's handling of sexual assault cases is its second this year. In August, a story detailed two cases in which former students claimed they were raped by Guice in 2016.

    The initial report came less than two weeks after Guice was arrested on multiple domestic violence counts, which prompted the Washington Football Team to release him from the team.

    Guice's attorney, Peter Greenspun, emailed a statement to The Advocate at the time, denying all of the allegations.

    In the most recent investigation, Samantha Brennan, a former LSU student, told USA Today that she told two senior athletics administrators that Guice took a partially nude photograph of her without her consent in the summer of 2016, then shared it with a team equipment manager and perhaps others.

    Brennan, who told USA Today she never wanted to press charges against Guice, said that LSU told her she must wait to access her police report until the statute of limitations ends, six years from when the incident occurred.
     
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