Johnson & Wales University may have violated the contract rights of a male student accused of sexual assault by not providing him with a fair chance to call witnesses and ask “productive questions,” the District of Rhode Island ruled.
The contract rights of the student, who is suing under the pseudonym John Doe, derive from the university’s Student Code of Conduct and its Conduct Review Process, the court said Nov. 26. Doe’s lawsuit grew out of his expulsion from Johnson & Wales after he was accused of twice continuing to engage in what had been consensual sexual intercourse with a ...
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