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University Daily Kansan, September 14, 1982
Former student suing KU for negligence
A former KU student filed charges Friday in Douglas County District Court against the University of Kansas for what she claimed was that contributed to her rape at Jayhawk Tower two years ago today.
The State of Kansas, the Kansas Board of Regents, the Kansas University Endowment Association and the Management were named in the suit.
THE WOMAN is suing the defendants for more than $10,000. She has requested a trial by jury.
"She's got permanent, serious
injury to her eye and has sustained all sorts of psychological injuries," said Keith Martin, the woman's attorney. "It's for the emotional distress she has sustained and will sustain in the future from this."
At 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, 1890, the woman said a man entered her apartment at Jayhawker Towers through the front door. She said he beat her and raped her on the living room sofa where she had been sleeping. Although three other people were sleeping in the apartment at the time, they were unaware of the attack.
The rapist has not been apprehended.
THE SUIT claims that the defendants were negligent because they failed to tell Towers occupants about numerous criminal acts in the area, or to give them information about safety measures.
The suit also claims that the defendants failed to change locks in the apartment and permitted others to have keys to it.
"The people running the building did not use ordinary care for the safety of their residents," Martin said. "There had been a lot of attacks
up there. Whoever was running it should have taken steps to inform people."
Vicki Thomas, University counsel declined comment on the trial.
Although a police report said the door to the apartment was unlocked when the rape occurred, Martin said he felt contended that her door was locked.
Todd Seymour, president of the KU Endowment Association, said, "I really can't comment on it. We're really can't it from a peripheral standpoint."
On the record
A PRAIRIE VILLAGE MAN was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder yesterday in connection with an attack over the Memorial Day weekend.
The man, Michael G. Newman, 23, had been previously charged with aggravated assault and aiding a felon in the murder case of Mark S. Swanson, 28, who was shot and struck on the head May 31.
A preliminary hearing on the case is scheduled for Sept. 20 and the trial is set for Oct. 1. District Court Judge King ordered the King orders to be continued until the other charges of
conspiracy were filed, Harvey E. Warren, assistant district attorney said. Newman's trial had been set for yesterday until the judge's decision.
The district attorney's office contends that Newman struck Swanson in the head with a pipe before Swanson was shot. The prosecution contends that Newman aided Richard Swaggery, Waskom, Texas, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting.
murder case. WAS the shooting,
POLICE SAID A MAN planning to
attend the University of Kansas next
semester was robbed at knife point at
9:40 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of
Indiana Street. Police said the victim
was walking along the sidewalk when he was robbed.
The victim told police that the suspect threatened him with a five-inch switchblade, forced a $300 silver ring on his finger and then slapped him and his wallet. The victim told police the suspect left with another person on a motorcycle.
POLICE SAID $1,035 worth of merchandise was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Tennessee Street between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The burglars stole two suitcases, a bookpack, a suit and a tweed jacket.
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THEIEVS DAMAGED vending machines in the concession area in the basement of Strong Hall between 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, stealing the money inside, KU police said. The amount of money taken and damage to the machines totalled $838, police said.
A SEWING MACHINE worth $400 was stolen from a van parked in the 1000 block of Tennessee Street between 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, police said.
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