Dive Brief:

• Three former University of Oregon basketball players have been suspended from campus for four to 10 years for their role in an alleged sexual assault.
• Brandon Austin, Damyean Dotson, and Dominic Artis are barred from campus and from contacting the victim, who just completed her freshman year.
• The incident is detailed in a police report and occurred on March 9; the three players were kicked off of the team in April, and the Lane County District Attorney’s office didn't bring charges due to a lack of evidence.

Dive Insight:

As is usual in these cases, neither the accused or accuser are entirely satisfied with the university’s actions. The victim accused the three players of forcing her to have sex with them; the players said the sex was consensual. The length of the suspension for the players will depend on how long the woman attends Oregon. The university is facing criticism for allowing Austin to play for its team after he had been suspended from Providence College’s team following a sexual assault investigation in Rhode Island.