Illinois State University faces a federal lawsuit from a former male student who says the way the school handles sexual misconduct cases violated his rights.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks more than $1 million and has been filed on behalf of a former student identified only as John Doe.
The suit says a female student alleged she and Doe had non-consensual intercourse and he was suspended before having a hearing.
It also says Doe failed classes and wasn’t able to enroll for the next semester because of how the matter was handled. No criminal charges were filed and the university ruled in his favor in a February 2017 internal hearing.
