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Cleared of rape, a university student sues for defamation

Cleared of rape, a university student sues for defamation

A woman’s allegation led to the expulsion from Yale of Saifullah Khan, who is seeking $170 million through a lawsuit that could end her anonymity.

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In a 2018 disciplinary hearing at Yale University, Saifullah Khan listened as a woman accused him of raping her after a Halloween party.

The woman, who had graduated, gave a statement by teleconference to a university panel, but Khan and his lawyer were not allowed in the room with the panel. Nor could his lawyer, under the rules of the hearing, cross-examine her.

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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/cleared-of-rape-a-university-student-sues-for-defamation-20230918-p5e5ho