3/3/2005
AG awaits CU evidence
DENVER — The state’s top prosecutor said Wednesday he would consider reopening a criminal investigation into the University of Colorado’s sex-and-alcohol recruiting scandal if he finds any new evidence that would hold up in court.
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3/2/2005
CU put back in spotlight
DENVER — The University of Colorado football recruiting scandal was shoved back into the spotlight Tuesday by a secret grand jury report laced with inflammatory allegations about sexual assaults, slush funds and marijuana enticements for blue chip athletes.
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3/2/2005
Maxcey lawyer: Fair trial unlikely
The only person charged in the University of Colorado recruitment scandal cannot receive a fair trial since a grand jury report has been leaked to the media, a defense attorney said Tuesday.
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2/2/2005
CU lawyers call for dismissal of sex suits
DENVER — University of Colorado lawyers asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss two lawsuits at the center of the football recruiting scandal, saying the suits don’t belong in a federal court.
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1/12/2005
Judge: No deposition due from former CU kicker
DENVER — Former University of Colorado place-kicker Katie Hnida, who says she was raped by a teammate while playing for CU, will not have to give a deposition to attorneys defending the school in lawsuits claiming other women were raped by football players or recruits, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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1/11/2005
Hnida discusses CU on ‘Today Show’
DENVER — In her first public comments since accusing an unnamed University of Colorado teammate of raping her, former CU kicker Katie Hnida on Monday said an investigation into the five-year-old incident is “far from over.”
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12/14/2004
Woman drops CU assault suit
DENVER — A former University of Colorado soccer player on Monday dropped a lawsuit claiming she was raped by a CU football player three years ago.
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12/1/2004
Issues debated in Simpson vs. CU
DENVER — Attorneys for a woman suing the University of Colorado after her alleged rape by football athletes are trying to sneak additional issues into the high-profile case, attorneys for the school told a federal magistrate Tuesday.
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11/23/2004
Frustrated Tharp leaves CU
BOULDER — Rumors that began simmering two weeks ago and which heated up over the weekend finally boiled over Monday when embattled University of Colorado athletics director Dick Tharp resigned, taking shots at the CU administration on his way out.
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11/15/2004
Audit: CU didn’t hire strippers for recruits
BOULDER — An audit launched in the wake of the sex-and-booze football recruiting scandal at the University of Colorado found no evidence that escorts or strippers were hired to lure recruits.
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9/15/2004
CU rape trial could be delayed
DENVER — Lawyers for Lisa Simpson on Tuesday filed a motion seeking to amend her suit against the University of Colorado to include allegations that the school retaliated against her by refusing to allow her to enroll at CU-Denver under an assumed name.
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8/31/2004
CU regents ‘unqualified’ to lead football
DENVER— The grand jury that investigated the University of Colorado football recruiting scandal will reportedly issue a report criticizing the school’s regents for being “unqualified” to supervise the football program.
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