Jameis Winston accuser files federal suit against Florida State

Jan 1, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) warms up before the 2015 Rose Bowl college football game against the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Not much longer after Jameis Winston declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, another chapter emerged in the alleged sexual assault saga.

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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston officially declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, however that was not the only reason his name was in the headlines. Just a short time after the announcement, news came about that his sexual assault saga is not over.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Jameis Winston’s accuser has decided to file a federal civil lawsuit against the school, just a couple weeks after Winston was cleared during his code of conduct hearing with the school.

In the suit, the accuser says that the school did not comply with their own Title IX policies throughout this entire process.

"“Had FSU . . . instead complied with its own policies and federal law by promptly investigating plaintiff’s rape and sanctioning Winston while protecting plaintiff’s safety, Winston would have been removed as a threat to plaintiff long before ever suiting up to play football in a Seminoles jersey, and plaintiff would be on campus progressing toward an FSU degree,” the complaint stated. “Instead, plaintiff was forced to leave campus while Winston remains, having suffered no consequences.”"

Winston was never charged in the alleged assault, with the decision coming from the District Attorney in December of 2013 that he would not face any ramifications. Most recently, he was cleared of any wrongdoing by a former Florida Supreme Court Justice.

However, it goes without saying that this lawsuit is not directly against Winston, rather against the university for allegedly handling the process the wrong way.

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