NCAA Hands Baylor Probation, Fine In Sex Assault Scandal

The ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke.

The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the "unacceptable" behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke at the world's largest Baptist university, leading to the firing of successful football coach Art Briles, and the later departures of athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr. In its ruling, the NCAA said the allegations centered on conduct never before presented to the Committee on Infractions, "namely, that Baylor shielded football student-athletes from the institution's disciplinary process and failed to report allegations of abhorrent misconduct by football student-athletes, including instances of sexual and interpersonal violence."