The Obama rules also eviscerated due process requirements by telling universities that letting the accused cross-examine his (and occasionally her) alleged victim would be too “triggering” and signal that they don’t believe her. They didn’t require a written statement of allegations against the accused, sometimes leaving them in the dark about what exactly their “crime” was. But worst of all, they mandated that universities reject the “clear and convincing” evidentiary standard that requires about 75 percent certainty of guilt before convicting — and embrace, instead, the “preponderance of evidence” standard that requires only 51 percent certainty.

As a result of the lowered standards, hundreds of hapless young men have been wrongfully convicted — simply because their partners subsequently regretted the encounter. There have been several instances when the accused has been convicted even when there was plenty of evidence showing that he did not even initiate the sex. This was the case with Kwadwo Bonsu, the son of immigrants from Ghana, studying engineering at the University of Massachusetts.

It is hardly surprising then that over 200 unfair treatment lawsuits have been filed against universities since 2013, half of which have resulted in a favorable verdict for the accused.