Class action alleges Columbia University ‘allowed’ ex-NFL player Marcellus Wiley to rape woman on campus
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By Isabella Gallo
Published on May 6, 2026.
A class action lawsuit by a Jane Doe alleging that Columbia University allowed former NFL player Marcellus Wiley to rape a young woman on campus in the 1990s. The suit alleges that when Doe reported the rape to Columbia University administrators, they tried to coerce her to recant her report, discouraged her from going to the police, and failed to suspend Wiley. The complaint alleges that the university failed to properly respond to allegations of rape, attempted to prevent victims from reporting them to the media, and did not institute proper rape reporting policies. Wiley, who is named in the suit, has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women and a former ESPN production assistant.
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