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A student at Florida A&M University College of Law has sued the university, alleging she was sexually assaulted and harassed by an admissions counselor and that the school failed to adequately respond when she reported the misconduct.

The plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, claims that the admissions counselor used his position inside the admissions office to make her believe that he was responsible for her getting a seat in the fall 2017 incoming class. He leveraged that belief to make unwanted sexual advances on the plaintiff, she claims, and at one point forced her to perform oral sex on him in his car.

She reported the harassment and assault to officials, but the subsequent Title IX investigation was shoddy and cleared the defendant of misconduct, alleges the complaint, which was filed June 11 in an Orlando circuit court. Investigators ignored previous complaints about the defendant's conduct, it claims.