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Ohio State says fired band director proposed disciplining assault victim, misled investigators
Published January 08, 2015
Ohio State University says its fired band director witnessed more sexually charged incidents than previously reported, once proposed punishing a band member who reported sexual assault and kept a calendar of nearly nude male students in his office.
In a federal court filing Thursday, the school alleges Jonathan Waters misled university investigators and concealed the culture of the band.
Last month, Waters sued the university. He says the school, its president and a provost discriminated against him by disciplining him differently than a female employee. He also says they denied him due process.
Messages seeking comment were left with Waters' attorney.
Waters was dismissed July 24 after investigators concluded he turned a blind eye to a "sexualized culture" within the band, including partially clad marching, groping games and explicit nicknames.
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