The Florida State University has agreed to pay Erika Kinsmen $950,000 in order to settle a federal Title IX lawsuit. Kinsmen said she was raped by former FSU quarterback Jameis Winston in 2012, according to USA Today.
The announcement was on Monday, over a year after she initially filed the complaint in federal court.
The amount that includes attorney’s fees – as well as make a five-year commitment to awareness, prevention and training programs. The lump sum is the largest settlement for Title IX claims regarding indifference to a student’s reported sexual assault, according to USA Today.
“I will always be disappointed that I had to leave the school I dreamed of attending since I was little,” Kinsmen said. “I am happy that FSU has committed to continue making changes in order to ensure a safer environment for all students.”
The settlement does not affect an ongoing Title IX investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, according to USA Today. Kinsmen filed a complaint with that department in 2014.
Kinsmen left FSU in November 2013 after the case became public. She argued that continued harassment denied her of her educational opportunities under Title IX, according to USA Today.
Kinsmen alleged then that Winston raped her in his apartment after they had met at Potbelly’s, a bar near campus, according to USA Today.
Winston was not found guilty of sexual misconduct after a FSU student conduct hearing in December 2014.
Winston was the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL draft in April and is the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers currently.
Kinsmen is set to graduate from another 4 year university this spring. She sued Winston last April and Winston countersued. That case is pending in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, according to USA Today.
