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Baylor University is seeking dismissals of Title IX lawsuits filed by six former students who claim school officials were indifferent and failed to properly respond to their reports of sexual assault.

Attorneys for Baylor filed five separate motions to dismiss the lawsuits and asked for permission to file one under seal, according to court documents filed late last week.

The plaintiffs, identified in the lawsuits as Jane Doe 1 through Jane Doe 6, filed their claims in Waco’s U.S. District Court in the wake of a scandal that led to the removal of Ken Starr as Baylor president and Art Briles as head football coach. Ian McCaw also resigned as athletics director. Other suits against Baylor also remain pending.

Baylor’s motion asks that the suits be dismissed because the plaintiffs have failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted and, in most instances, are barred from filing the suits by the statute of limitations because some of the assaults occurred seven to 10 years ago.