Ex-Olympic Athlete expel by University Of Arkansas For Sexual Assault

 

 he University of Arkansas has expelled an Olympic athlete who was found responsible for sexually assaulting and harassing a female student.

Raymond Higgs, 24, a senior who competed in

the long jump in the 2012 Summer Olympics, was notified this week that he is immediately kicked out of the Fayetteville, Arkansas, school. A university hearing in December found him responsible for sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the Oct. 20 assault and sentenced him to be expelled, according to documents obtained by The Huffington Post.

The university told the victim on Feb. 4 that Higgs' punishment would take effect following his graduation in May. After The Huffington Post questioned the delay, the school told the woman on Tuesday that Higgs' expulsion was immediate.