WanderingGopher
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In my experience around him, Ryan is a very good attorney. I think he suffered a bit from Coyle-itis during the press conference yesterday and probably should have waited a few days to review all of the material before holding a public forum. He did bring up something that could be interesting however. He alluded to possible collusion between the accusers early in his press conference (side note, when did Chad Graff from the PP become an editorialist? His reporting on the press conference is really hostile). One thing that the accusers have in common is Abby Honold, who from all appearances is the spokesperson for both of the accusers. I don't believe the Title IX process has any subpoena power, but I wonder if Ryan would seek communications between Abby and the accusers? That would probably be the only way to show possible collusion (especially if the initial accuser, where Reggie was cleared is involved) or at least raise the issue to a more provable level. However I seriously doubt that Ms. Honold would turn over any communications (as is her right without a subpoena and very much the smart thing to do) for this investigation.
Bingo.
Abby Honold, a campus activist with close ties to an assault victims rights/assistance organization, repeatedly stated she knows both victims, and that she told Coyle about the alleged “multiple victims” and he did nothing. After the press conference she tweeted that she could personally vouch that the two victims didn’t talk and don’t know EACH OTHER (my emphasis) and therefore “couldn’t have colluded.”
I think it’s fair to guess what may have happened to get these two complaints filed at nearly the same time, and while that’s not proof of innocence or guilt, it’s certainly relevant.