A jury trial by a Kenyon College student who beat sexual-assault allegations, and is now suing the school and his accuser, has been delayed until the summer, the Kenyon Collegian reported.
Stephen Zingarelli filed suit a year ago, claiming breach of contract, negligence and defamation:
Zingarelli alleged that his accuser made a false report of sexual assault, that, as an [Sexual Misconduct Advisor], Ellen Kaufman ’13 encouraged her to destroy evidence and that Kenyon was negligent in training Kaufman and mishandled its Student Conduct Review Board process as outlined in the Student Handbook. …
Zingarelli was acquitted on charges of rape and gross sexual imposition on June 26, 2013. He applied for readmission to the College on or around October 1, 2013 to complete his final semester and was told he “would be readmitted subject to the outcome of a Student Conduct Review Board hearing,” according to the plaintiff’s pretrial statement filed Dec. 1, 2014.
He claims that the dean of students “duped” him into believing he had to “voluntarily” withdraw from Kenyon; since then, his transcript has included the notation “student conduct charges pending,” allegedly preventing him from being admitted to another college.
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