According to the suit, Phillips in April 2017 sent one of the women numerous text messages including a photo of his genitals and stalked her. After the woman reported his behavior to the university, an investigator told her the university had received multiple reports about Phillips but ultimately took no steps to prevent him from harassing her, the suit said. The university later told her it had found Phillips responsible only for sending her an explicit photo but not for stalking her.

The other woman claimed Phillips sexually assaulted her and had videotaped the rape in December 2017. Phillips also sent her roommate Snapchat messages asking her to join them for a “threesome,” the lawsuit said. After filing a police report, the woman was told by the university’s Title IX office that it was pursuing an investigation, but was later informed that it found Phillips “not responsible” for sexually assaulting her.

Despite promises of a thorough investigation, the university’s Title IX office provided “little communication” to the women, conducted “limited interviews” or did not talk to witnesses the women identified to authorities, and took too long to investigate, according to the suit.