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6.29.15 | Jessica Testa
Three women filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of California, Berkeley, alleging the school mishandled their reports of sexual assault — marking the first time the college has faced legal action regarding its policies despite two years of highly publicized criticism.
According to the lawsuit, Berkeley allegedly violated federal and state anti-discrimination laws, failed to “warn, train, or educate” the plaintiffs — Sofia Karasek, Nicoletta Commins, and Aryle Butler — “about how to avoid [risk of sexual abuse],” and committed fraud by communicating to them that Berkeley “was safe and that students only experienced a minimal amount of sexual violence.”
A spokeswoman for Berkeley said Monday afternoon that the school had not yet been served and would reserve comment “until after we have seen and reviewed such a filing.” (The Zalkin Law Firm, which filed the suit on behalf of the three women, confirmed it had been filed.)
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