SHOCKER: Comedian Bill Burr Suddenly Doesn't Want to Talk About Elon Musk ......
Flashback: Here's Chuck Schumer Arguing for Anti-Fraud Measures for Illegals
NH Teacher Union Head Says the Quiet Part Out Loud As She Rails...
WATCH: The New Naked Gun Trailer Drops With the PERFECT O.J. Simpson Joke
Flashback: Here's Nancy Pelosi Singing a (D)ifferent Tune on China, Trade Deficits, and...
‘Hmmm’: Adam Kinzinger Suspicious There Are No Tariffs on Russia
What a Peach! Watch Unhinged Leftist Crow About 'No FEMA' for Tornado-Impacted Red...
Tim Walz's Magical Media Tour Continues! He Tells MSNBC Voters Regret Electing Trump...
Not Even CLOSE, Bud! The Hill Wants Us to Believe the Pendulum Is...
Only 19% of Baltimore Kids Are Proficient in Math, So the District Spends...
Jamie Raskin Calls Fed. Employees Patriots, Claims They Pass Up MANY Rich Jobs...
U.S. Bans Romantic Relationships Between Gov Workers and Chinese Citizens, Eric Swalwell H...
EPIC Post from GenZ'r Explaining Why He's NOT Worried About His 401K DECIMATES...
Now That the Border Is Secure It's Safe for Dems to Go (Tom...
NBC News Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel to Get a Nurse's Opinion...

Columbia student publicized as rapist by mattress 'performance art' project sues school

The Associated Press is reporting that a Columbia University student repeatedly accused of being a serial rapist is suing the school, alleging that Columbia did nothing to protect his reputation after both school and law enforcement authorities rejected the case of his accuser.

Advertisement

Paul Nungesser, a German citizen, claims that a website owned by Columbia University has presented as fact that he had sexually assaulted onetime friend Emma Sulkowicz, a senior majoring in visual arts. Sulkowicz has drawn worldwide publicity to her case via the “Mattress Project,” in which she carries a mattress around campus, and intends to bring it to graduation, as part of her senior thesis.

Visual arts professor Jon Kessler, named as a defendant in the case, approved the “Mattress Project” for college credit. “Carrying around your university bed — which was also the site of your rape — is an amazingly significant and poignant and powerful symbol,” he told the Columbia Spectator. Nungesser says the project and resultant publicity have harmed his career prospects; Sulkowicz counters that “really it’s just an artistic expression of the personal trauma I’ve experienced at Columbia.”

https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/591695798812958721

Writing for the Washington Examiner, Ashe Schow reports that days after Sulkowicz’s original appeal to the university was denied, she sought advice from a publicist and shared Nungesser’s name with the New York Post, despite a confidentiality agreement with Columbia. His name eventually appeared in Columbia’s school newspaper alongside the allegation he was an unpunished rapist. His lawsuit includes a map of 35 countries where Sulkowicz’s claims of rape were covered.

Advertisement

https://twitter.com/Angainor/status/591727837884731392

https://twitter.com/miscRaymer/status/591743794330087424

https://twitter.com/tpaln/status/591699288771661825

A spokesperson for Columbia said the university had no comment. Nungesser’s complaint can be read online.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Twitchy Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement