Judge Paves Way For Trials Against The Citadel and Former Cadets

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By: Jennifer Holland, Associated Press, October 20, 1999

A judge has ruled that The Citadel can be held liable if it is proven that five former students harassed a female cadet at the state-supported military college.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Anderson ruled Tuesday that The Citadel can be tried for sexual discrimination since schools that receive federal funds can be sued under Title IX if one student sexually harasses another.

Jeanie Mentavlos, one of four women admitted to the formerly all-male school in 1996, sued five former cadets, alleging she was hazed and harassed before she dropped out after one semester.

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