Baylor’s Ken Starr urges independent probe of player’s sex assault case
Jerry Larson / Waco Tribune-Herald via AP
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, Sam Ukwuachu takes the stand during his trial at Waco’s 54th State District Court, in Waco, Texas. The one-time All-American who transferred to play football at Baylor University has been convicted of sexually assaulting a fellow student athlete in 2013.
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 | 9 p.m.
WACO, Texas — Baylor University President Ken Starr is proposing an independent investigation of the athletic department's handling of the sexual assault complaint against defensive end Sam Ukwuachu.
Starr proposed the hiring of outside counsel after reviewing the results of the internal inquiry of sexual assault case, for which Ukwuachu was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years of probation.
In a university statement Friday, Starr also proposes creating a new position at the athletic department to monitor the behavior of the university athletes and report directly to Starr, not the athletic department.
Starr says the officer would ensure Baylor athletes "maintain the high level of personal ethics and integrity" that Baylor and its followers demand.