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The Baylor University board of regents has fired the football team's head coach, Art Briles, amid a sexual assault scandal that has engulfed the school's football team, USA Today reported. Briles has been with Baylor since 2008.
Baylor has been accused of failing to properly respond to claims of sexual assaults against members of the football team reported by at least six female students from 2009 to 2016.
In March, Jasmin Hernandez filed a lawsuit against Baylor claiming university officials did not properly handle her 2012 report that she was raped by Tevin Elliot, a then-member of the Baylor football team.
Elliot was convicted in 2014 of raping Hernandez, and he is now serving a 20-year sentence. During the trial two other former Baylor students testified that Elliot also sexually assaulted them.
In August 2015, former Baylor football player Sam Ukwuachu was found guilty of sexually assaulting a female student athlete in 2013. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and ordered to perform 400 hours of community service.
Ukwuachu was released in October 2015 after posting a $100,000 appeal bond.
Last month, Shawn Oakman, a former Baylor football player and NFL draft prospect was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman. He reportedly told police the sexual encounter was consensual.
Last week, ESPN reported that Waco police records revealed additional allegations against Baylor football players of violence, including incidents of sexual assaults and domestic violence.
"According to the police documents, at least some Baylor officials, including coaches, knew about many of the incidents, and most players did not miss playing time for disciplinary reasons," ESPN reported.
Pepper Hamilton, a Philadelphia law firm, was hired in September 2015 to examine the school's response to sexual assault allegations. The firm reportedly presented the board of regents with its findings on May 13. The board of regents was tasked with examining the results. Pepper Hamilton's report was made public Thursday.
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