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"The violence is what took me back," she said. "My limited understanding was that it was a great Baptist institution. Me, being a Christian myself, I was just appalled at the level of violence taking place so rampantly at the institution."
Lyons said her first hunch that there had been a history of noncompliance with Title IX came after she heard from several women with stories of having told someone at Baylor, such as a dean, about their assault years ago but no action was taken.
Lyons said she met regularly with top law enforcement officials at Baylor, and she was told during one conversation that it was not safe for her to interview certain alleged perpetrators by herself because they have "a potential for violence." She said she believed that the comment was made to try to intimidate her, which is the basis of an employment discrimination charge she filed Dec. 8, 2016, after initially contacting the EEOC in June 2016.
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"At night, I was having nightmares about rape and then I was getting a little paranoid," Lyons said. "And then the police were saying, 'You're not safe to do your job. Look over your shoulder when you go to the parking lot.'"