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Women boycotts hearing after Florida picks booster to lead Callaway assault case

A woman accusing two Florida football players of sexually assaulting her has decided to boycott her Title IX hearing because the school has appointed a football booster to adjudicate her case.

The woman alleges that players Treon Harris , who has since transferred, and Antonio Callaway sexually assaulted her in December.

ESPN obtained a letter from the woman's attorney, John Clune, to the UF deputy general counsel, Amy Hass, to inform the school of the alleged victim's decision to boycott the Title IX hearing. Her parents and five witnesses are taking the same action

"This has been a difficult decision but as I previously indicated to you, the fact that UF has hired a football booster to adjudicate a sexual assault allegation against one of the team's own football players is a fundamentally skewed process in which [the complainant] refuses to participate," wrote Clune in the letter.