{"id":404,"date":"2014-05-21T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paar.net\/?p=404"},"modified":"2022-02-14T09:32:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T14:32:13","slug":"oregon-basketball-rape-case-and-ways-it-could-have-been-prevented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paar.net\/oregon-basketball-rape-case-and-ways-it-could-have-been-prevented\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Basketball Rape Case and Ways It Could Have Been Prevented"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recently, three members of the University of Oregon basketball team were suspended from team activities as a result of rape allegations made against them by a female classmate.<\/p>\n
Although the police declined to press charges due to \u201cconflicting witness statements\u201d and overall lack of evidence, on Monday, the University of Oregon made the commendable decision to permanently remove them from the team.<\/p>\n
University of Oregon Athletic Director Robert Mullen stated, \u201cIt was very clear to us that those were individuals we didn\u2019t want representing our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
All three players were named in an extensive and graphic police report regarding an alleged rape that took place March 8.Local papers released the report which includes a detailed 24 page account of the night, including statements from the victim, the accused players, and witnesses.<\/p>\n