Sources confirm Yale basketball captain was expelled in connection with a sexual-misconduct accusation
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After a month of rumors and innuendo about the dismissal of former Yale men's basketball captain Jack Montague, multiple sources now say he was expelled because of a sexual-misconduct accusation.
Business Insider spoke with a student with knowledge of the case who confirmed that Montague was expelled in connection to an allegation of sexual misconduct. The New York Times earlier reported the same, citing two people.
The Yale Daily News reported Thursday that a formal complaint had been filed against Montague with the University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct in November.
Tension on Yale's New Haven, Connecticut, campus seems to be inflamed in part because of the basketball team's response to Montague's expulsion.
When his fellow teammates wore T-shirts in support of him, posters appeared around campus telling the team to "stop supporting a rapist," according to the Yale Daily News.
Still, there are few details about the specifics behind why Montague was expelled, in part because Yale is unable to speak about the case because of federal privacy laws for students.
"The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prohibits educational institutions from releasing a student's private academic records without the student's prior written consent," a Yale representative told Business Insider when asked about Montague.
Jim Montague, Jack's father, told The Times his son's story would soon be publicly known.
"We have been holding our tongue and waiting," he told The Times, "and when we put our story out there, people are going to say, 'Why was this boy expelled?'"
A student with close knowledge of the case who wished to remain anonymous said the sexual-misconduct accusation centered on an event that happened over a year ago.
On Wednesday, student groups held a "chalk-in" on campus to support victims of sexual assault and provide a safe place for students to gather.
"We felt that there's a lot of anger and frustration and hurt on campus at the moment, and we wanted to be able to have some sort of an outlet for that," United Against Sexual Assault at Yale codirector Helen Price told Business Insider.
Jim Montague was not immediately available for comment, nor was a law firm representing Montague.
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