“Ohio State football staffer Joe Lyberger under investigation”

BobPSU92

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See the link below. From the article:

”A member of Ohio State's football support staff was placed on administrative leave in December because of a university investigation, according to a letter from the school's human resources department obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.

Ohio State quality control coach Joe Lyberger, who worked with the linebackers, received the letter from the school on Dec. 27 informing him that he would be placed on paid leave effective immediately and would not be allowed at the Buckeyes' facilities.

According to the letter, Lyberger was instructed to immediately return all university property and keys, and not delete any "emails, documents, and/or materials produced during your tenure as an employee."”




“The letter did not specify the allegations against Lyberger. The investigation was initiated by the school's Office of Institutional Equity, which helps the campus community "prevent and respond to all forms of protected class harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct," according to its website.

A school spokesperson said there would be no comment because it is a personnel matter. Lyberger's Columbus, Ohio-based attorney, Sam Shamansky, told ESPN he is unclear of the accusations against his client.

"I'm not really sure. [The letter] is a bunch of vagaries," Shamansky said. "Can you imagine being in a criminal justice system and not knowing exactly what you're accused of doing? If you've got evidence, show it. If you have videotapes, let's see them. Why are we waiting around? My client has been asking for this information for a month."

Shamansky said he doesn't know how long the investigation will run other than "too long."

"While my client twists in the wind," he said, "the university machine moves at its own pace."”



Given enough time, T™️osu will decide what the guy did wrong.
 
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Stuff it Shamansky (perfect name for a defense lawyer btw).
 

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Stuff it Shamansky (perfect name for a defense lawyer btw).
Actually although I thoroughly dislike OSU this sounds like a Title IX charge where the standard protocol is that a claim of harassment is made and the school assumed guilty until proven innocent (hence the placing of him on administrative leave from the get go) and then conducts an “investigation” by interviewing the accusers “witnesses” and refuses to identify the charges until that “investigation”. Happens all the time pretty much everywhere. I’m not saying he didn’t do anything inappropriate just that it’s way too premature to reach any conclusions.
 

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Actually although I thoroughly dislike OSU this sounds like a Title IX charge where the standard protocol is that a claim of harassment is made and the school assumed guilty until proven innocent (hence the placing of him on administrative leave from the get go) and then conducts an “investigation” by interviewing the accusers “witnesses” and refuses to identify the charges until that “investigation”. Happens all the time pretty much everywhere. I’m not saying he didn’t do anything inappropriate just that it’s way too premature to reach any conclusions.
Do you need help finding a pitchfork?
 
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