The University of Missouri-Columbia’s Title IX office has opened an investigation into Mizzou basketball player Terrence Phillips, according to a copy of an email sent from the office to an alleged victim and obtained by The Star on Sunday.
The Title IX office investigates issues of sexual violence and sexual discrimination. Its investigations are conducted independent of law enforcement.
The team has indefinitely suspended Phillips on Friday for a “violation of team policy,” saying that his “future status with the program will be determined in coordination with campus and department leadership.”
The Title IX email said that “based on additional information received by our office, the university is proceeding with an investigation against Terrence Phillips.