Post by CrimsonPhantom on Aug 26, 2016 16:13:51 GMT -7
U Kentucky is suing its own student newspaper over a sexual assault investigation
The University of Kentucky is suing its own student newspaper.
This comes after a five-month-long battle between UK and its student newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel, over open records relating to reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment by a university professor.
Earlier this month, the university announced it would sue the Kernel over requests for documents involving the investigation of James Harwood, an associate professor of entomology accused of sexual assault and harassment in an investigation spanning seven months, after three yearsโ worth of allegations, according to the Kernel.
The legal battle has been raging since April, when the Kernel filed an appeal with the Kentucky attorney general requesting the release of documents from the UK Open Records Offic