A lawsuit between an expelled student and Denison University about allegations of sexual assault has been settled, but attorneys said the terms of the agreement are confidential.
Joseph Galano Jr. filed a lawsuit in May 2010 against Denison for unfairly expelling him, and two young women for alleging he sexually assaulted them.
Galano said Denison officials knew the women's statements used to expel him were false.
No criminal charges have been filed against Galano, who is not enrolled at the university.
The lawsuit prompted the Licking County Prosecutor's Office to implement a memorandum of understanding with Denison and Granville police to improve communication about crime on campus.
Galano's attorney, Eric Rosenberg, said his client was satisfied with the resolution, a sentiment echoed by Seth Patton, Denison's vice president of finance and management.
"We're glad it's resolved," Patton said.
Link: http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20111117/NEWS01/111170348
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Since there was a "confidential" clause in the settlement, the plaintiff didn't receive "justice", if part of that justice was to be a full airing of his side of the story and a full restoration of his reputation.
And we are still left without an acknowledgement that the university knew the charges against him were false.
Too often confidential settlements function like bribes: "We'll pay you a certain amount of money to go away and keep quiet."
I hope that future plaintiffs remember that they are not required to agree to confidentiality, or never to speak about their ordeal again.
Universities are now the seat of Gender-Raunch empowerment, and hence the seat of the culture of false rape accusations.
If no one says it, then it never gets said.
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