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Posted on Thu, Nov. 13, 2008 10:15 PM
Lawsuit against KU’s Collins dismissed
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Collins had been accused of sexually assaulting a 35-year-old woman in a Jayhawker Towers elevator in May 2007, and a hearing was set for April 15. But Collins’ attorney, Chris Burger, and the woman’s attorney, James Wisler, agreed to request a dismissal with prejudice. District Judge Jack Murphy signed their motion on Thursday morning.
A dismissal with prejudice means that neither party can bring further legal action against the other in this matter.
“The plaintiff’s dismissal confirms that she knew that she could not prevail and supports everyone who also knew that the charges were false,” Burger said in a news release.
“Some people will still cast judgment on Mr. Collins over things that they know nothing about, but this dismissal is now stacked on top of the decisions by the Douglas County district attorney, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the University of Kansas Department of Student Housing, and the University of Kansas Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity, who each separately concluded that there was no basis for the claims.”
Wisler could not be reached for comment.
Collins and KU coach Bill Self said in a news release that they both expected this result all along.
“I’ve always known I was innocent,” Collins said. “I want to thank my university, coach Self, my teammates and friends for their support. I’m glad it’s officially over, and I can now focus entirely on school and basketball.”
Burger said that as part of the dismissal of the woman’s claim, Collins had to dismiss his counterclaim: that she had brought a frivolous claim to court.
In July, Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson decided not to file criminal charges against Collins because of insufficient evidence.
Posted on Thu, Nov. 13, 2008 10:15 PM
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