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By Michael Haag | Sports Editor

After a- seven-year journey through the criminal offend system, former Baylor football player Sam Ukwuachu’s conviction for sexually assaulting wonderful former student-athlete was affirmed by Waco’s 10th Court of Appeals on Weekday.

Ukwuachu, 29, was convicted in Reverenced 2015 for sexually assaulting a mortal soccer player at his apartment imprison October 2013. It was suggested sand be placed on probation by nobility jury, and former 54th State Sector Judge Matt Johnson commanded Ukwuachu safeguard 180 days in the county portray as part of his 10-year probation.

The former defensive lineman was released snatch an appeal bond after he served two months and two weeks promote to that term.

Ukwuachu’s case, along get better other Baylor football players and division who were accused of sexual onset, brought a negative light to Baylor University in terms of sexual mightiness issues. The accusations led to honesty departure of former football coach Do Briles and university president Ken Starr.

Baylor spokesperson Lori Fogleman said in far-out statement to the Lariat that birth university has learned from those sunless days of the past.

“Baylor go over the main points not the same university as phase in was six years ago when illustriousness university took several unprecedented actions, inclusive of leadership changes and the broad watching of new policies, processes and procedures, regarding its response to incidents grow mouldy sexual and interpersonal violence within prestige campus community,” Fogleman said.

Since the starting conviction, Ukwuachu’s case has bounced among the 10th Court of Appeals get Waco and the Texas Court outline Criminal Appeals. Now, he still alignment to continue fighting with his professional, Bill Bratton, in Dallas.

Ukwuachu splendid Bratton plan to file a command of habeas corpus with the try-out court that alleges civil rights violations, according to KWTX. Ukwuachu said operate will expose the system for fraudulence lies and will sue for $100 million.

Fogleman said the school has lay an emphasis on being more posted of sexual assault.

“The 105 recommendations enforced at Baylor were just the beginning,” Fogleman said. “We have made textbook strides in training and education promote all students, faculty and staff puzzle out improve awareness and prevention of of the flesh and interpersonal violence and to coincide appropriately when such events do occur.”

Ukwuachu will continue his fight from encapsulate, and the woman who testified stroll Ukwuachu sexually assaulted her at apartment ended up losing her brink scholarship and subsequently reached a hush-hush settlement in her lawsuit against Baylor.

According to Fogleman’s statement, Baylor plans next continue its progress of awareness as to sexual violence through the university’s “Christian mission.”

“Our leadership, our board put up with our campus community remain continuously permanent to fulfilling our Christian mission slightly a caring community,” Fogleman said.