The Latest: Baylor condemns own handling of assault cases
By Associated Press
May 26, 2016 12:19 PM CDT
The Latest: Baylor condemns own handling of assault cases
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2014, file photo,Baylor University President Ken Starr, left, jokes with head football coach Art Briles, right, on the first day of NCAA college football practice in Waco, Texas. Baylor University's board of regents says it will fire Briles and re-assign Starr in response to questions...   (Associated Press)

WACO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Baylor replacing its football coach and president as part of its response to a report examining how the university handled sexual assault complaints (all times local):

12:15 p.m.

Baylor says a review of how it handles sexual assault complaints revealed a "fundamental failure" to follow federal regulations and investigate allegations of misconduct.

In a statement Thursday, the university said actions by some administrators "directly discouraged" some potential victims from coming forward, and in one case retaliated against someone who did report a sexual assault.

Board of regents chairman Richard Willis said he was "horrified by the extent of these acts of sexual violence on our campus."

The university says it intends to fire football coach Art Briles and remove President Kenneth Starr from his post amid questions about the handling of assault complaints against athletes.

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11:50 a.m.

Baylor University's board of regents says it will fire football coach Art Briles and re-assign university President Kenneth Starr in response to questions about its handling of sexual assault complaints against players.

The university said in a statement Thursday that it had suspended Briles "with intent to terminate." Starr will leave the position of president on May 31, but the school says he will serve as chancellor.

The university also placed athletic director Ian McCaw on probation.

Baylor asked a law firm last year to conduct a review of its handling of sexual assault cases following allegations that the football program mishandled several cases of players attacking women.

The university's statement said the review revealed "a fundamental failure."

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