Questions were raised in court today about the way Notre Dame handled rape allegations against a former football player.

The player has since transferred to another school but one of the alleged victims has filed a lawsuit seeking damages.

A hearing on the suit was held today in U.S. District Court in South Bend.

Since sex crime allegations are involved, the suit identifies the alleged attacker and victim through the legal pseudonyms Jack Row and Jane Doe.

Court documents allege that he was a football player who stood 6’5” tall and weighed 278 pounds, and that he was drunk when she was raped after she agreed to help him get back to his dorm room safely in January of 2016.

“She wanted to handle the matter privately, an investigation was opened up, by the university she got brought into this investigation,” said Plaintiff Attorney Peter J. Agostino.

Attorneys explained the victim’s paramount concern was running into her alleged attacker on campus. The judge heard that the attacker may have been so drunk he didn’t even know her name…until that name was supplied to him by Notre Dame Officials, as they looked into third party reports that identified the woman as one of two who were said to be raped by the same player.

“She ultimately withdrew from the university after being admitted, felt she could not continue on there. He was allowed to transfer to another school and did so transfer,” Agostino added.

Attorney Sandra Musumeci told the court that the school had no choice but to promptly investigate claims of rape and that the alleged victim flat out refused to cooperate with the probe or even name her attacker. She said Notre Dame’s hands were tied.

Court documents allege that the woman was encouraged to “drop the complaint” because it was holding up the now suspended player’s ability to transfer to another school.

Today’s hearing focused on Notre Dame’s motion to dismiss the suit.

The judge promised a ruling very shortly.

Court documents indicate that the player in question was suspended in April of 2016 and later transferred.