Former guard Deuce Benjamin and an unidentified player are suing the school over allegations that they were sexually assaulted by teammates, adding that the coaching staff and administrators failed to take action when the incident was reported.Benjamin previously made the allegations public while announcing his intention to transfer away from the school in Las Cruces. He says three teammates forced him and the other plaintiff to pull down their pants below their ankles before sexually assaulting the two.Chancellor Dan Arvizu canceled the season in February after Benjamin took his allegations to school police. Arvizu framed the allegations as stemming from a hazing episode. The civil lawsuit, filed in district court in Las Cruces, took issue with that description, saying 'when the behavior goes too far, and crosses the line into nonconsensual touching, it is not mere hazing; it is battery and sexual assault.'
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