UGA settles harassment lawsuit involving athletes
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The University of Georgia reached an out-of-court settlement with a former student who filed a 25 million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit.
The woman -- Tiffany Williams -- claimed U-G-A officials were slow to respond to an alleged assault involving three athletes.
The lawsuit revolves around a 2002 claim that she had consensual sex with former Georgia basketball player Tony Cole in her dorm room. Afterward she told police that former basketball player Steve Thomas and ex-football player Brandon Williams sexually assaulted her.
The lawsuit claimed that school officials exposed her to danger by recruiting Cole even though they knew he had a history of sexual misconduct.
U-G-A attorney Ed Tolley said the settlement was six figures but he did NOT specify the precise figure.
Brandon Williams was acquitted of any wrongdoing and criminal charges against Cole and Thomas were dropped.
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