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Three women filed a Title IX lawsuit against Baylor University in Waco’s U.S. District Court on Wednesday claiming the school did not properly investigate and respond to sexual assaults.

“The basis really arises out of an attitude of deliberate indifference to the complaints of these young women,” said Jim Dunnam, a Waco attorney who submitted the complaint.

Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3 are listed as plaintiffs.

“They’re not looking for publicity,” Dunnam said. “They’re not looking for anything of that nature, and that’s why it’s been filed as a Jane Doe petition. They have some serious repercussions, and the focus should be on the young women who had their lives and futures upturned. It’s a sad situation, but so much of the focus has been on how this affects a football program and the Waco economy and things of that nature. The focus should be on the young women who have had their futures altered and the lives of them and their families turned upside down.”

Baylor spokeswoman Tonya Lewis did not return a phone message but emailed a statement.