two college clients were exonerated of alleged wrongdoing on campus

Accused Student & Recent Title IX Policy Changes

Posted by stormbraindev on November 12, 2021

“Despite outrageous changes to the university’s Title IX policies and procedures that left our accused student client with hardly any opportunity to defend himself, a hearing panel found him not responsible of the most outrageous allegation of sexual assault on another student. Recent changes t... Read more

Pandemic Patience Pays Off

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on March 25, 2021

“Our first client to have her case tried since the courts stopped trying cases due to COVID-19 proved how important it was to be patient. After a full trial on the merits, the verdict was not guilty. We knew from the moment of arrest that the so-called “victim” made a false complaint of domest... Read more

College Campus Sex Assault & Sex Harassment Exoneration

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on April 24, 2020

“Three female students coordinated their Title 9 complaints on a fourth female freshman student, our client. Secretly, those three students made two separate complaints to make it appear to college officials that our client had a pattern of harassing behavior. The accused student and her paren... Read more

Another Title IX Exoneration

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on January 31, 2020

"Another Title IX exoneration. A year after two college students engaged in consensual sex, one of those students filed a complaint against the other that she was incapacitated and unable to consent to the encounter. We investigated, considered eye witness observations from others of both studen... Read more

TWO More Title IX Victories

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on September 12, 2019

“This week, we finally resolved two ongoing Title IX cases at two different colleges and universities. In both cases, we advocated for the victims of sexual assaults. After listening to our clients’ stories and then investigating the facts thoroughly to satisfy ourselves that a violation had occ... Read more

Two College Clients Were Exonerated of Alleged Wrongdoing on Campus

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on July 1, 2019

This week, two college clients were exonerated of alleged wrongdoing on campus. The first was falsely accused of almost 30 different violations of the student conduct code by another student with motive. He maintained his innocence from the beginning, actively participated in the investigation p... Read more

Another Title IX/Campus Misconduct Nightmare ends with Not Responsible

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on May 14, 2019

"Another local college kid accused of campus sexual assault weeks before graduation is found not responsible. Four days prior to graduating, we cleared another young man wrongly accused of a Title IX violation. This particular university does not afford the accused a hearing. It does not allow... Read more

College Student Exonerated of Title IX Violations

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on May 8, 2019

“Six months ago, our college student client received an email from Title IX advising him that another student accused him of sexual misconduct and that his college was initiating an investigation that, if sustained, would likely result in his expulsion. He stood firm on his innocence and set out t... Read more

Title IX: Roger Williams University

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on March 19, 2019

Title IX complaint alleged that a local university student sexually assaulted a fellow student when the two of them spent the night together (and subsequent nights together, and subsequent dinner dates together, and subsequent school projects together). The accused and his parents turned to us as t... Read more

Title IX: Bryant University

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on January 9, 2019

Smithfield Police investigated Bryant College student on an allegation of first degree sexual assault. The student and his family retained our services to represent the young man during the investigation. After fully cooperating with the police, developing and facilitating the discovery of evidence,... Read more