Winston Complies With School Hearing Deadline
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Quarterback Jameis Winston has complied with the first deadline in Florida State's code of conduct hearing process, the adviser for the Winston family said Friday.
Lawyer David Cornwell said in a statement that Winston will cooperate with the procedure but will not "waive of our right to challenge any aspect of this process."
Winston is facing a hearing to determine whether four sections of the code of conduct have been violated: two for sexual misconduct and two for endangerment. A former female student said he sexually assaulted her in December 2012.
Winston was required to strike one of three former Florida Supreme Court Justices from a list that will produce the hearing official. He also had to give possible dates for an information session that will precede the formal hearing.
Cornwe requested more information from the woman, including the record from the code of conduct hearing involving football players Chris Casher and Ronald Darby and "all of her prior statements regarding her sexual relationship with Mr. Winston, access to her social media accounts from 2012/2013, and her phone and text message records the night of and the days following the alleged incident."
The woman's lawyer, John Clune, said Cornwell wants to turn this into "media circus."
"We would think his client has had enough of that lately," Clune said in an email. "Both sides will get the same information from the school, both will be able to testify, and the judge will decide. We are not going to allow a whole new disciplinary process just for Jameis Winston."
Both parties can view all materials related to the case at the information session and get details about the process and their rights.
Winston was not arrested in relation to the sexual assault allegations, and Florida State Attorney Willie Meggs declined to file charges against Winston last December, citing a lack of evidence.
The AP does not identify people who say they are victims of sexual abuse.
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