Notably, James' lawyer argued that Becky's statement, which he categorized as more damaging to her than his client, did not so much as even allege any misconduct.
"[Becky's] account of the incident as set forth in the summary of her investigative interviews does not, on its face, allege any 'act of Prohibited Conduct,'" the attorney wrote in a letter to UC-Davis' Title IX coordinator Wendi Delmendo. "Even if everything [Becky] alleges is true, my client clearly did nothing wrong and did not engage in Prohibited Conduct."
But that didn't matter.
In accordance with Obama-era guidance, the investigation lasted until May 1, 2018, when James was finally found innocent, after his family had paid some $12,000 in legal defense fees and his life had been tuned upside down.
Male Student Shells Out $12,000 In Legal Defense After Female Student Changes Mind About Consensual Hookup
"[Becky's] account of the incident as set forth in the summary of her investigative interviews does not, on its face, allege any 'act of Prohibited Conduct,'" the attorney wrote in a letter to UC-Davis' Title IX coordinator Wendi Delmendo. "Even if everything [Becky] alleges is true, my client clearly did nothing wrong and did not engage in Prohibited Conduct."
But that didn't matter.
In accordance with Obama-era guidance, the investigation lasted until May 1, 2018, when James was finally found innocent, after his family had paid some $12,000 in legal defense fees and his life had been tuned upside down.
Male Student Shells Out $12,000 In Legal Defense After Female Student Changes Mind About Consensual Hookup
