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Burnsville Woman Settles For $47,500 Over Rape Claims
Iowa State University did not admit to any wrongdoing in the settlement.

Iowa State University will pay $47,500 to settle a federal lawsuit with a Burnsville woman who said she was raped as a member of a sorority in 2015. Taylor Niesen claimed the school did not do enough to protect her after reporting a fraternity member raped her.
Iowa State did not admit to any wrongdoing, reports the Pioneer Press. Most of the settlement money will go to Niesen's lawyer.
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