A student expelled from The University of Virginia for violating its sexual misconduct policy is suing in federal court to clear his name . The man is arguing an encounter with a girlfriend was sadomasochistic role playing , not sexual assault . The sexual misconduct allegations stem from an October 2013 encounter with the couple in the male student 's dorm room on the Fairfax campus . At one point , according to the lawsuit , she pushed him away but did n't invoke her safe word . Later that night , the two engaged in a second sex act , in which the male student asked her if she was interested , and she replied , ' I do n't know ' The lawsuit claims the woman only filed a complaint months later , after the couple broke up and she had found out the man was cheating on her .
A student expelled from George Mason University for violating its sexual misconduct policy is suing in federal court to clear his name . The man is arguing an encounter with a girlfriend was sadomasochistic role playing , not sexual assault . The sexual misconduct allegations stem from an October 2013 encounter with the couple in the male student 's dorm room on the Fairfax campus . At one point , according to the lawsuit , she pushed him away but did n't invoke her safe word . Later that night , the two engaged in a second sex act , in which the male student asked her if she was interested , and she replied , ' I do n't know ' The lawsuit claims the woman only filed a complaint months later , after the couple broke up and she had found out the man was cheating on her .