Tennessee settles sexual assault cases

[Southpaw]

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Put aside for a moment that Tennessee is paying eight women $2.48 million to settle their Title IX lawsuit against the university over how it responded to sexual assaults accusations.

The money is understandably the headline in a settlement like this. Tennessee will pay more to the eight Jane Doe plaintiffs and their attorneys than it spends on its two football coordinators combined this season.

Still, there's a very eye-opening part of the settlement that deserves more attention because it could help more sexual assault victims come forward without fear of intimidation. According to The Tennessean, Tennessee has agreed to stop giving out a list of Knoxville attorneys to athletes who are accused of misconduct. Instead, the university will refer [URL='http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2016/07/05/tennessee-settles-sexual-assault-suit-248-million/86708442/']athletes seeking attorneys to the local bar association

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change of culture?

 

[Dback Jon]

Let's hope so.