A Michigan State student who is suing the university in federal court for allegedly violating her rights under Title IX told the New York Times she was raped by three basketball players four years ago, and that school officials discouraged her from reporting the assault.
Bailey Kowalski, 22, who claims the athletes sexually assaulted her in April 2015, sued MSU last year in U.S. District Court in Lansing, as a "Jane Doe" and went public in an interview with the Times published Wednesday.
The lawsuit claims the assault occurred while Kowalski, then 18, was in her first year at MSU, pursuing her dream of becoming a sports journalist.