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Baylor University’s legal expenditures almost quadrupled in one year as a sexual assault scandal broke at the school, annual IRS tax forms show.

The scandal led to high-profile leadership changes, lengthy investigations and a flurry of lawsuits and settlements. Sexual assault victims who spoke publicly about how their cases were mishandled drove attention on issues at Baylor, as did revelations in a criminal case.

The university’s spending on legal fees hovered at less than $1 million from 2000 to 2009, generally increasing but never exceeding $2 million until the 2014-2015 year, when the university spent $2.8 million, according to tax forms Baylor submits each year to the IRS.

The next year — when Pepper Hamilton LLP conducted its investigation into how the school handled sexual violence reports — Baylor spent more than $11 million. And in the 2016-17 year, the most recent available, it spent almost $9 million.

But exactly how much of the hike came because of the scandal? It is difficult to draw an exact conclusion.

At least $4.2 million went directly to Pepper Hamilton, according to a recently revealed email from a Baylor lawyer.