Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel who delivered a report that served as the basis for President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998, was demoted on Thursday by Baylor University, where he had served as president and chancellor, after an investigation found “fundamental failure” by the university in its handling of accusations of sexual assault against football players.
The university also fired Art Briles, the successful coach of the football team for the past eight seasons, and placed its athletic director, Ian McCaw, on probation.
Starr was stripped of his title as university president but will remain Baylor’s chancellor.