CHICAGO, Ill. – National civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago-based personal injury and medical malpractice firm Levin & Perconti released the following statement in response to the announcement made by Northwestern University that they hired former AG Loretta Lynch to investigate hazing culture in Northwestern’s athletic programs:
“The announcement today that Northwestern is initiating yet another investigation into the serious hazing allegations made by former student-athletes raises more questions than answers. Can we assume this means the University believes the first investigation which led to the firing of former Wildcats head football coach Pat Fitzgerald was flawed, or not thorough enough? And if the University is dedicated to transparency as they say, then why are the findings of the first investigation yet to be made public? We have to wonder if this is nothing more than an effort to counteract negative press, and more importantly, the growing number of former Northwestern football players filing lawsuits against the University.
“The University’s top priority should have been, and should be, doing right by the victims of these despicable acts and eradicating hazing from their campus. And they can start by being transparent and releasing the full report from the first investigation to the public.”
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