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September 18, 2014

FSU's Jameis Winston Benched Half a Game for Comment; Never Suspended for Alleged Rape 
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Florida State University quarterback and Heisman Trophy-winner Jameis
Winston has been suspended for half a game for standing on a table and
yelling an obscene remark about women. It is Winston's first suspension
from the football team. He was allowed to continue playing after being
accused of rape in 2012. A New York Times investigation of the case
found "there was virtually no investigation at all, either by the police
or the university." The Tallahassee police officer who handled the
sexual assault case had done private security work for the Seminole
Boosters, which is the primary financial backer of sports at Florida
State. Winston was later suspended from the baseball team for three
games when he allegedly stole $32.72 worth of crab legs. A recent report
by the office of Missouri Democratic Senator Claire Mc Caskill found
more than one in five schools give college athletic departments
oversight of sexual violence cases that involve student athletes.

 

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