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Article: Ex-Student Sues Virginia Tech, Two Athletes; Woman Seeks Money Equal to Bowl Payout
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 3, 1996
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A woman who charged she was raped by two Virginia Tech
football players last year has sued the school and the players for
$8.3 million in damages -- the amount the Hokies earned in the Sugar
Bowl.
Christy Brzonkala, a former student, charges that linebacker
Tony Morrison and his roommate, James Crawford, raped her in their
dormitory room in September 1994.
In a campus hearing last spring, college officials found
Morrison guilty of sexual assault and suspended him for two
semesters. But after two appeals, college officials instead found
Morrison guilty of using abusive language and allowed him to return
to school.
No action was taken against Crawford.
Neither player has been ...