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All that I read was that Treon Harris made his deal. Callaway chose to deny her allegations and to defend
himself against those allegations. There was not a deal involving Callaway.
That ABC7chicago article mentions no timeline referencing Clune's informing UF about other arbiters --
so unless an actual date is established, Clune's other arbiters contact of UF still may have occurred at
the "last minute". Lawyers are precise, so where is the date of his notifying UF about his suggested replacement
adjudicators. This claim should be precisely established as it cast dispersions on UF's handling this. And that
would snap right into a big money case against UF.
I agree that UF, on its own should never have chosen anyone carrying the appearance of unfair bias.
That mess-up hurts UF and Callaway's standing... really stupid for a guardian of Title IX standards.
For my thinking, there are too many imprecisions in this case:
1) no police report, which is what a claimant should want to strengthen her case ? A case that cannot be
strengthened by officials' examination and written declarations by LE specialists versed in handling sex assault
cases, worries me.
2) The press implying that a deal was made involving Callaway, tints him a shade guilty. (Though he may be
guilty, the press's implication is an unevenness I stump my toe on.)
3) UF's terrible choice of an arbitrator bugs the heck out of me, but that is certainly not any of Callaway's fault.
4) Our knowledge of the very cogent "facts" in this case is inadequate to sustain reasoned debate.
5) It seems to me that I am safe feeling proud that UF has not disparaged the claimant any. Yet all these
months Callaway has been diminished, been exiled from his college, from his sport, etc. That's only
well and good if he is guilty of sexual assault, but if an unbiased arbiter finds him not culpable where's the
fairness in this ordeal ?
These situations, violations need better handling than this path. Of course, if Treon Harris & Callaway assaulted
this young lady as a duo on the same occasion, then that weakens Callaway's "truth". I think it would be much
better if such stuff were handled swifter for all concerned.
You shoulda been a lawyer....