AUSTIN, Texas -- The sexual assault scandal that took down Baylor Universitys president and revered football coach also found a problem with a bedrock of the schools faith-based education: a student conduct code banning alcohol, drugs and premarital sex that might have driven some victims into silence.Investigators with the Pepper Hamilton law firm who dug into Baylors response to sexual assault claims determined the schools rigid approach to drugs, alcohol and sex and perceived judgmental responses to victims who reported being raped created barriers to reporting assaults. Some women faced the prospect of their family being notified.A number of victims were told that if they made a report of rape, their parents would be informed of the details of where they were and what they were doing, said Chad Dunn, a Houston attorney who represents six women who have sued Baylor under the anonymous identification of Jane Doe.The nations largest Baptist university is a notably conservative place in one of the most conservative states in the country. Dancing on campus was banned until 1996. Fornication, adultery and homosexual acts were included in an official list of misconduct until May 2015, and the current policy stresses that physical sexual intimacy is to be expressed in the context of marital fidelity.Students can still be expelled for using drugs or alcohol, though late last year it included amnesty for minor offenses. Pepper Hamilton investigators urged the school to expand amnesty to sexual conduct code violations; the federal government told all U.S. universities in 2011 that conduct policies can have a chilling effect on reporting sexual assault.Amnesty is a no-brainer, said Shan Wu, a former federal sex crimes prosecutor who is now a criminal defense attorney specializing in student legal issues. Unfortunately, these codes force students to engage in life-or-death calculations, said Wu, who isnt involved in the Baylor case.Baylor officials say they are already making changes. Interim president David Garland, who took over in late May for ousted president and chancellor Ken Starr, said the university considered all of the firms recommendations as mandates.Expectations for our students are outlined in university conduct policies and are a reflection of our faith-based mission, school spokeswoman Tonya Lewis said, noting that the amnesty provisions for drug and alcohol use should assure sexual assault victims that Baylor will focus on their allegations. Baylor has repeatedly declined to comment on specific cases.Student safety and support for survivors of all types of interpersonal violence are paramount to the mission of Baylor University, Lewis said.But such offers of amnesty are too late for women who previously reported assaults and who told Pepper Hamilton investigators about hurdles they faced in dealing with Baylor officials. Eight former Baylor students have brought three federal lawsuits against the school, outlining rape allegations as far back as 2005 that they say were either ignored or discouraged from reporting.Dunn would not allow his clients to be interviewed by the AP to protect their identity, but he relayed questions to them.Two women said they were pushed to accept alcohol conduct violations when they reported their assaults or feared sexual conduct violations if they did.One woman said her case began when she called police to report a physical assault on another woman at an off-campus party. Police demanded to know whether she was underage and had been drinking then arrested and reported her to the school office that investigates conduct code violations, she said. She told Baylor officials her drinking was a result of being raped a month earlier and detailed what happened in person and in a letter.She received an alcohol code violation and told to do 25 hours of community service, and when she tried to appeal, the woman said Baylor officials urged her to drop it. The school never pursued her rape claim.I was told by many Baylor staff that they couldnt do anything for me because my assault was off campus, yet they had no problem punishing me for my off-campus drinking, the woman said. Schools are bound by federal law to investigate on- and off-campus sex assault allegations.The threat of a sexual conduct violation was a common issue that Baylor did nothing to dispel, another woman said.Even when the code of conduct wasnt an overt issue, some women who reported sexual assault said they were grilled about their behavior.Stefanie Mundhenk, a former Baylor student who The Associated Press is identifying because she has publicly blogged about Baylors investigation into her 2015 rape allegations, told the AP that she was never threatened by conduct code violations but was repeatedly questioned about her sexual history.I was alarmed, said Mundhenk, who is not among those suing Baylor. It was biased and it was unfair. They were trying to gauge if I was a loose woman. They were looking to attack my reputation. Gary Harris Jersey . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. 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The tests -- likely to verify Semenyas sex and also to measure her testosterone levels -- led to her being declared ineligible to compete for 11 months. The IAAF has never commented publicly on the medical details of Semenyas case. It was also later revealed that South Africas track federation asked Semenya to have medical examinations.---March, 2010:Suspended -- apparently because of her high testosterone levels -- and frustrated with being forced to sit on the sidelines, Semenya turns up at a track meet in Stellenbosch, South Africa and demands to be allowed to run. Organizers, respecting the IAAF suspension, didnt let her. In a statement released through her lawyers, she then made clear her feelings:I have been subjected to unwarranted and invasive scrutiny of the most intimate and private details of my being, Semenya said. Some of the occurrences leading up to and immediately following the Berlin World Championships have infringed on not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights.It was one of few occasions where Semenya has spoken publicly about her situation.---July, 2010:In a brief, three-sentence statement, the IAAF announces that Semenya is cleared to compete again against other women, nearly a year after her gold at the worlds. The IAAF gave no details, only saying: The process initiated in 20099 in the case of Caster Semenya (RSA) has now been completed.ddddddddddddThe process the IAAF referred to is believed to be a course of testosterone-suppressing medication to reduce Semenyas hormone levels to within the normal female range. She kept her world championships gold medal and title.---September, 2011:Semenya, likely while taking the hormone medication, wins silver in the 800 meters at the world championships in Daegu, South Korea, behind Russias Mariya Savinova.---August, 2012:Semenya, a hero back home, carries South Africas flag in the opening ceremony at the London Olympics. On the track, she again finishes with silver behind Savinova, the Russian athlete now accused of doping. But the controversy over Semenya is stirred again when a television commentator suggests she may have lost intentionally to avoid the scrutiny that would come with a gold medal. Semenya dismisses the suggestion as nonsense.---2013-15:In terms of results on the track, its the toughest period in Semenyas career. Struggling with injury, and going through multiple coaching changes, Semenya slips down the pecking order in the 800. Its also speculated that the hormone medication is having an effect on her performances. In 2014, Semenyas best time was 2 minutes, 2.66 seconds, a huge seven seconds slower than the personal-best of 1:55.45 she ran in that breakthrough race at the 2009 world champs. She didnt even qualify for the final of the 2015 world championships a year ago, finishing last in her semifinal.---July, 2015:But a month before those 2015 worlds, a decision is made in sports highest court that has a huge bearing on Semenyas story. The Indian runner Chand opens up about her hyperandrogenism -- the only current athlete to do so -- and challenges the IAAF on rules that limit womens naturally-occurring testosterone. She won a temporary order, and the IAAF was told to drop the rules regulating testosterone until they can show how much of an advantage it gives to athletes.---July, 2016:Semenya, back to the dominating form of 2009 and easily the strongest 800 meter runner in the world again, runs a personal-best time of 1:55.33 at the Diamond League meet in Monaco. Its the fastest anywhere in the world for eight years. She goes even faster at the Rio Olympics.---Aug. 20, 2016:Semenya wins her first Olympic title, with her victory coming two hours after IAAF President Sebastian Coe, who was at the Olympic Stadium, says the international athletics body will go back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in an attempt to have the testosterone-limiting rules reinstated.---Follow Gerald Imray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeraldImrayAP ' ' '