released this statement to cnn. auburn university cannot comment on the specifics of any disciplinary action for any student, federal requirements mandate that all public universities follow a process that differs from the judicial and law enforcement systems. those requirements are very clear and come with severe penalties for noncompliance. cnn also reached out to the accuser's attorney who issued the following statement. we feel the university took the right action. she's the victim here. joshua, advise the media. when a case like this comes up and they come up with some regularity, how should they be approached so that we're fair to both sides? >> well, to be honest with you, in my personal opinion, i believe that the university shouldn't really be handling these cases at all. this is a felony charge. this is a very, very serious charge, and in the eyes of the law. and when a charge like this comes across to a university, i absolutely believe that it should be immediately handed over to the proper authorities. the police. the investigative teams that do