# Kenneth Starr, who Investigated Clinton's Hanky Panky, Fired Because of Baylor Football Rapes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584 "2016-05-24T20:20:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/1 "2016-05-24T20:20:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Baylor declined to respond to reports Tuesday that President and Chancellor Kenneth Starr, best known for his investigation of the Clinton administration, has been fired by the Board of Regents in the wake of a sexual assault scandal involving the school and its football team… > > On Starr’s watch, the school is accused of failing to respond to rapes or sexual assaults reported by at least six women students from 2009-2016. Although the problem of sexual assault at the university goes beyond the football team, at least eight former Baylor football players have been accused of violence against women over the last eight years and Coach Art Briles and Athletic Director Ian McCaw have received increasing criticism. The regents, according to Brown, believe Starr bears more responsibility in the matter than Briles. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/05/24/kenneth-starr-reportedly-to-be-removed-as-baylor-president-amid-football-scandal/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/05/24/kenneth-starr-reportedly-to-be-removed-as-baylor-president-amid-football-scandal/) Hmm. I’ve surprised he wasn’t more sensitive about this, since Clinton’s behavior was consensual and the Baylor rapes were not. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/2 "2016-05-24T21:06:11Z")
Wasn’t Starr in the news today talking about what a great guy Bill Clinton is? Starr is scum. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/3 "2016-05-24T21:40:30Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > …since Clinton’s behavior was consensual… Paula Jones, of course, alleged non-consensual behavior. That said, I’m perfectly happy to see Starr fired from Baylor, although if the coach keeps his job, it doesn’t make the regents look too sincere in their efforts. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/4 "2016-05-25T00:03:47Z")
I’m happy to see Starr’s life ruined, for any reason whatsoever. He’ll never suffer enough. And let’s move this to the Pit, so we can REALLY express our feelings toward that scum. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/5 "2016-05-25T00:44:40Z")
Reading the title I was intrigued to suppose the old fellow was sneaking on to the field at night and having his wicked way with footballs ravished from wherever they are stored. Time after time, until the campus police, suspicious for many years, of a sudden surrounded the midnight pitch, flicked a switch and bathed the scene in brilliant light, whilst startled he looked up from the ball he was humping, like a cornered weasel. Alas the truth is too mundane for words. By now, one kinda expects the sportsmen of America’s colleges to take Rape as a minor elective. I am disappoint. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/6 "2016-05-31T01:34:35Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Paula Jones, of course, alleged non-consensual behavior. > > That said, I’m perfectly happy to see Starr fired from Baylor, although if the coach keeps his job, it doesn’t make the regents look too sincere in their efforts. My understanding is that he just was over the Lewinsky stuff, and other possible misconduct while President. While he did contribute to Clinton v. Jones, that was in the form of monitoring his conduct during the suit. Jones started the suit on her own. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/7 "2016-06-02T04:09:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Kenneth Starr is resigning as chancellor at Baylor in the wake of a huge shakeup at the university, but he will continue to teach in the law school, the former school president told ESPN’s Joe Schad on Wednesday. > **[Starr won't be Baylor chancellor, will teach](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/15875833/kenneth-starr-resign-chancellor-baylor-bears-continue-teach)** > > Kenneth Starr, who was removed as Baylor president after a review of the school's response to sexual assault allegations, many involving athletes, is resigning as chancellor but still will teach. The directors demoted him from president to chancellor–a position he is now resigning from. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-starr-who-investigated-clintons-hanky-panky-fired-because-of-baylor-football-rapes/755584/8 "2016-06-02T04:45:44Z")
As a Baylor alumna, allow me to give a little hallelujah! I’ve always detested that self-righteous wind bag.