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   This turd should have been in jail already.   
      
   Florida State is proceeding with a school investigation of   
   Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston related to the   
   alleged rape of a fellow FSU student in 2012, an attorney for   
   the woman told USA TODAY Sports.   
      
   Florida State officials traveled to where the woman lives in   
   early August to interview her for the first time since she   
   reported the alleged assault to police in Dec. 2012.   
      
   "They assured us that the Title IX process was going to move   
   forward," said John Clune, a Title IX attorney representing the   
   woman. "The interview went pretty well. I think it was a   
   positive experience, and everyone felt like the university was   
   taking it very seriously."   
      
   Clune said the lengthy interview with his client gave FSU more   
   information than it previously had from the Tallahassee police   
   department investigation. He said FSU officials interviewed two   
   other people but that he does not know if Winston has been   
   interviewed.   
      
   "We expect that there will be code of conduct charges that will   
   be brought," he said. "There's no basis not to bring those   
   charges now."   
      
   David Cornwell, an Atlanta attorney who is an advisor to Winston   
   and his family, told USA TODAY Sports he expects the   
   investigation to reach a similar outcome as the one conducted by   
   the state attorney that ended in December 2013 without charges   
   being filed against Winston.   
      
   "There is clearly a Title IX investigation commenced. There's no   
   question, but it's not because the university did something   
   wrong. It's not because these Colorado lawyers forced them to do   
   something. It is because (the woman) refused to be interviewed   
   previously and now she's willing to be. That's the only reason.   
      
   "Secondly, there's a Title IX process going on. It doesn't   
   matter because we expect this process to have the same results   
   as the prior ones did, which is no wrongdoing."   
      
   Clune says his client has said he would cooperate with an   
   investigation since the university approached her in October   
   2013 and he has reiterated that willingness over the past   
   several months.   
      
   Citing federal privacy laws, Florida State spokeswoman Browning   
   Brooks said the school could not discuss an individual students'   
   case. "While we cannot comment on any individual case, in   
   general, complainants control the timing in our process," she   
   said.   
      
   The New York Times first reported news of the FSU investigation   
   earlier Thursday.   
      
   The woman filed a complaint with the Department of Education's   
   Office for Civil Rights, which opened an investigation of how   
   FSU handles sexual assaults in April. That investigation is   
   ongoing.   
      
   Under Title IX, schools are required to investigate and   
   adjudicate cases of sexual harassment and violence regardless of   
   the outcome of any criminal investigation. If Winston did face   
   code of conduct charges from the university, a decision   
   regarding responsibility would be made based on a "preponderance   
   of the evidence" standard, in accordance with federal guidelines.   
      
   OCR also advises Title IX investigations should take no longer   
   than 60 day to complete.   
      
   Florida State did not meet with Winston until January, more than   
   a year after the alleged assault and a few weeks after he led   
   the Seminoles to a BCS national championship and unbeaten season.   
      
   Baine Kerr, a Title IX attorney for the woman, told USA TODAY   
   Sports in April that FSU suspended its investigation, at least   
   in part, because Winston refused to answer questions.   
      
   The woman left school in November as news of the rape allegation   
   dominated national headlines.   
      
   "It's unfortunate that it's happening so late because it would   
   have been nice to see this happen at a time that it might have   
   been of help to our client," said Clune. "But we're encouraged   
   that they seem to be taking this seriously and she'll certainly   
   help with whatever they need."   
      
   Clune said he expects to hear shortly what the next steps could   
   be in the case. FSU's inquiry related to Winston comes as the   
   Seminoles beat Oklahoma State to open the season on Saturday.   
   They remain atop the Amway Coaches Poll and Winston remains a   
   contender to repeat as a Heisman Trophy winner.   
      
   FSU faces The Citadel on Saturday before its bye week on Sept.   
   14.   
      
   "I think the issue is there are definitely some people at this   
   university that really want to do the right thing and want to   
   comply with the law," said Clune. "But it seems like there's a   
   power struggle between those folks and people that would be just   
   fine to just see this go away.   
      
   "We're dealing with one of the most powerful athletic   
   departments in the country with the No. 1 football team in the   
   nation and I think we'll know very shortly how much control that   
   athletic department has."   
      
   During the criminal investigation, Winston said through his   
   lawyer that the sexual encounter was consensual. He did not   
   answer questions from Tallahassee police or the state attorney's   
   office during that inquiry.   
      
   Two of Winston's teammates faced code of conduct charges from   
   the school related to their involvement. Chris Casher and Ronald   
   Darby provided sworn affidavits during the criminal   
   investigation that they had witnessed the encounter.   
      
   In an interview with TPD, Casher said he had recorded it on his   
   phone but had deleted it and no longer had that phone.   
      
   After a hearing in May, Darby was found not responsible for the   
   two code of conduct charges he faced. According to the Wall   
   Street Journal, Casher was found responsible for "acts that   
   invade privacy of another person" and "recording images without   
   consent," for which he received a year of probation.   
      
   On Wednesday, the school launched an initiative called kNOw MORE   
   to address sexual assaults on campus. With a focus on preventing   
   sexual violence, the campaign seeks to educate students, faculty   
   and staff about the meaning of consent, prevention, intervention   
   and provide resources for sexual assault victims.   
      
   Clune called increasing awareness and talking about the issues   
   constructive steps.   
      
   "It's a start. It's a good thing," he said. "The initiative that   
   they've launched is something that is needed there, and   
   ultimately what has to happen at some of these schools is really   
   a fundamental change of climate on campus.   
      
   "The school has more that they need to do to change their   
   policies, and they know that, but I don't want to take away from   
   the initiative they launched yesterday."   
      
   http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/09/04/jameis-   
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