Indianapolis, Indiana
What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.
The chapter was found responsible for violating the hazing policy in spring 2023 (and separately in spring 2021), per the university's conduct disclosures.
Status: University finding of responsibility; conduct probation until May 31, 2024 (2023 case); written warning (2021 case).
Response: Probation and educational sanctions.
The chapter was found responsible for violating the hazing policy in spring 2023, per the university's conduct disclosures.
Status: University finding of responsibility; conduct probation until Oct 15, 2023.
Response: Probation and educational sanctions.
Four former women's soccer players alleged in a federal lawsuit that an athletic trainer groomed, illicitly photographed and sexually assaulted team members in the training room, on team buses and in hotel rooms on road trips.
Status: Found responsible by a Title IX panel for sexually harassing, sexually assaulting and stalking at least one athlete; alleged in a pending federal civil lawsuit, which a judge refused to dismiss in January 2024.
Response: Butler fired the trainer in 2022 after the Title IX finding; it sought dismissal of the lawsuit.
A former student-athlete alleges she was sexually assaulted at the fraternity house in December 2016 by a student previously reported for sexual assault.
Status: Alleged in a federal civil lawsuit filed Aug 2018 against Butler, the local and national fraternity and the house owner; the accused was expelled after a Title IX hearing (Apr 2017); an OCR complaint against Butler was dismissed (Mar 2018).
Response: Butler expelled the accused; Lambda Chi Alpha suspended the chapter in January 2017.
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