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Woman who alleged rape by ex-MSU players speaks publicly

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DETROIT, MI - MARCH 18: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans reacts during the second half against the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 18, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State University student is speaking publicly a year after filing a lawsuit against the school alleging that three former men’s basketball players raped her in 2015 and that she was discouraged by counseling center staff from reporting what happened.

Twenty-two-year-old Bailey Kowalski came forward in a story published by The New York Times Wednesday, saying she hopes other victims tell their stories. She will hold a news conference Thursday, the fourth anniversary of the alleged incident.

The woman and players aren’t named in the suit.

It says she met them at an East Lansing bar and was taken to an off-campus apartment where they raped her.

A university spokeswoman declined to comment on the case but said the school takes sexual assault and Title IX situations “very seriously.”