Male Swimmer Files Title IX Suit Against Texas A&M

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A week after a woman shared on social media her displeasure that a Texas A&M student found responsible for sexually assaulting her had been allowed to return to the university's swim team, reports indicate that the swimmer has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school.

Austin Van Overdam, who served a one-semester suspension during a season in which he was redshirted, claims in his court filing that A&M was partial to the accuser's testimony over his, and that A&M "creates an environment in which men accused of sexual misconduct are nearly assured of a finding of responsibility," as reported by the The Bryan-College Station Eagle. He seeks a jury trial in pursuit of unspecified monetary punitive and compensatory damages based on future career earnings, loss of scholarship funds and "humiliation and embarrassment," as well as attorney's fees.

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