Ken Starr, the controversial special prosecutor who investigated Bill Clinton, has resigned as Baylor University chancellor a week after being demoted to that position, but will keep his teaching position in the law school. The university declined to give a reason why Starr was removed as university president, but his demotion came amid complaints the university did little or nothing to investigate rapes and sexual assaults against female students by the school’s athletes. In his June 1 resignation announcement, Starr denied knowing there was a sexual assault problem on campus, but said “the captain goes down with the ship.” Meanwhile, when the university replaced him as president, it told the media:
“‘We will not respond to rumors, speculation or reports based on unnamed sources, but when official news is available, the University will provide it. We expect an announcement by June 3,’ the school said in a statement. In March, a former student at Baylor brought a negligence lawsuit in federal court against the school, claiming it acted callously and indifferently after she was raped by a Baylor football player.” — AOL News (read story here.)
Cynics undoubtedly suspect that Starr believes rape is important only as a tool to “get” Democratic politicians, and if a co-ed is raped by an athlete, that’s an image problem for the university to deal with by sweeping the accusation under the rug. Count me as one of those cynics.
Baylor is the world’s largest Baptist university, and is located in Austin, Texas. (This posting has been updated from its original version.)
Photo: Ken Starr, high priest of the Bill Clinton inquisition, and ex-overseer of rape-plagued Baylor University