Thursday, July 23, 2015

Columbia student accused of rape amends lawsuit to include 'the mattress attends graduation'

The Washington Examiner reports:
Former Columbia University student Paul Nungesser, who was accused of being a "serial rapist" by mattress-toter Emma Sulkowicz, has amended his lawsuit to include his graduation ceremony, where Sulkowicz carried her mattress across the stage.

The amended complaint, filed on Tuesday, includes a section titled "The mattress attends graduation," and describes how Columbia allowed Sulkowicz to continue her harassment campaign against him through graduation, where she carried her art project, a mattress, across the stage.

"In the weeks and months before graduation, Paul reached out repeatedly to Columbia administrators, requesting detailed information regarding whether Defendant Columbia would allow Emma to carry the mattress at the graduation ceremony," the lawsuit says. "Despite repeated requests, Defendant Columbia refused to provide him with any information."
Is Columbia University a racketeering enterprise?