Updated: December 26, 2017

A FORMER UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA PROFESSOR IS SEEKING DAMAGES FROM THE STATE AFTER A SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT BECAME PUBLIC . ACCORDING TO THE TIMES DAILY, DAVID DICKERSON FILED A CLAIM LAST WEEK THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ADVISING THE UNIVERSITY DENIED HIS DUE PROCESS AND STATED THAT UNA'S PRESS RELEASE LABELLED HIM AS GUILTY AND HAS DEFAMED HIM TO THE POINT WHERE HE CAN NO LONGER WORK. HE IS SEEKING SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WHICH INCLUDES BACK WAGES, FUTURE EARNINGS AND HEALTH CARE. UNA HAS 30 DAYS TO ANSWER THE CLAIM TO THE BOARD. IN AUGUST, A LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA ALLEGING THE SCHOOL HELPED IN COVERING UP A SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A STUDENT BY HER PROFESSOR.