>>> finalist for the rhodes scholarship . he faced a tough decision. go for the final interview or stay in connecticut the lead his team in the final rivalry game . the interview and the game was held on the same day. here is what he said at the time.
>> can you imagine missing it?
>> no. to leave your teammates and lev them to fend for themselves, i wouldn't feel right.
>> he later announced he was withdrawing his name from consideration and was going to play the big game instead. the "new york times" said he was no longer under consideration after a fellow student accused him of sexual assault . no complaint has been filed. today he is disputing the article. the complaint was filed by a person he had known for many months. i'm joined by education reporter for the new york times. thank you for your time.
>> thanks be p.
>> i went on your website just to read some of the comments that people had regarding the story. it was a mixed bag. it was a lot of concern about some of the details which which you the alleged victim was never identified. it was no formal complaint filed. what is some of the reaction you're getting be.
>> the point of his statement doesn't really contradict what's in our article except for one item. he's saying at the time he made his statement withdrawing his candidacy that he was still active. our source is saying no. that's really the only contra contradiction between what he is saying.
>> one of the comments says it's raises a lot of concern. publishing such a stoirp in absence of name, sources or formal charges much less convictions here. this is the concern that you're talking about this young man's life, career. he's released a statement. you have sources but none have been identified including this alleged victim here.
>> it's a legitimate concern. obviously, it's a decision that we weighed very carefully. i think had he not been a rhodes candidate, this isn't something we reported on. the impression was left out there. i'm not saying that he necessarily lied about it. the impression was left out there and reported in the national media over and over again that he had said, i'm not going to do the interview, so that i can play in the harvard game.
>> in your report, he didn't leave the impression. that was a conclusion made by reporters who covered the story. he, i believe to your point, did not say. he didn't lie. he didn't deceive here.
>> right. his statement was pretty carefully worded. it said i'm going to play in the harvard game. i've withdrawn my application. it didn't say i'm playing because i with draw my application.
>> let me read quickly yale 's response. yale says all schools are prohibited by federal law from disclosing the names of students involving in an allegation of misconduct. the applications by students for scholarships and fellowships is confidential. yale has a policy in place. rhodes trust has no comment. new haven police didn't, no formal complaint has been filed. i'll bring it back again, was the times fair to this young man here?
>> i think so. i think that he's a public figure out there in the public eye and was a misimpression created about him. again, i think were we not a candidate, we wouldn't have done a story like there.
>> back to the woman who made a complaint with the university wide committee on sexual misconduct . this happened back in july. again, with their not being a criminal charge here, was there concern by you and the staff who put this story together that with no formal complaint here, this may be perceived by people not -- who don't care about football or yale , that this young man was not being treated appropriately in the reporting of this story?
>> it was something we considered. we decided it was worth going forward. we make no judgment as to the validity of the allegation. it was made through an informal process that doesn't include any disciplinary penalty, any finding of guilt. that's the nature of that process.
>> thank you very much. i appreciate you coming onto talk about this story. people have beenfired up about this. i think it's great you came onto talk about the reporting here. thank you.
>> thank you.
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