Some of the key dates and allegations against Baylor in the school’s sexual assault scandal:
— Spring 2012:
— September 2015: After a Baylor football player is convicted of sexual assault, the school hires law firm Pepper Hamilton to review how the campus responds to reports of sexual and physical violence.
— March 2016: Jasmin Hernandez files the first of several federal lawsuits, claiming the school ignored warnings of violent behavior by football player Tevin Elliott years earlier. Elliott was convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2014.
— May 2016:
— October 2016: Baylor Title IX coordinator Patty Crawford resigns after filing a complaint that Baylor was not in compliance with federal gender discrimination rules and retaliated against her. Federal education officials later open a civil rights investigation into Baylor.
— October 2016:
— January 2017: A former Baylor student identified as “Elizabeth Doe” files a lawsuit claiming she was raped by two football players in 2013 and alleging more than 50 others by more than 30 players over a four-year period . Her lawsuit describes a
— February 2017:
— December 2016: Baylor receives a Notice of Inquiry from the NCAA enforcement staff.
— September 2018: Baylor receives a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA enforcement staff.
— December 2020: Baylor appears virtually before the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
— August 2021:
