FSU settles for $950,000 in Jameis Winston rape case-Day media

Jameis Winston sues woman who accused him of rape

Story highlights

•  Erica Kinsman says she hopes federal probe will yield more change at FSU, other schools
• Her attorneys will receive $700,000 of the $950,000 settlement, school president says
• Kinsman has also sued Jameis Winston individually; Winston countersued for defamation

Florida State University has reached a $950,000 settlement with a former student who sued the school after alleging she was raped by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston, school President James Thrasher said in a Monday statement.

Erica Kinsman has agreed to drop her Title IX lawsuit against the school, the statement said. She will receive $250,000 of the settlement, and her attorney will get $700,000.

"Although we regret we will never be able to tell our full story in court, it is apparent that a trial many months from now would have left FSU fighting over the past rather than looking toward its very bright future," Thrasher said, adding that he was confident the trial would've yielded the same conclusion as two investigations and student conduct hearing that cleared Winston.

The main reason the school settled, Thrasher said, was to avoid millions of dollars in legal expenses.

"We have an obligation to our students, their parents and Florida taxpayers," he said. "With all the economic demands we face, at some point it doesn't make sense to continue even though we are convinced we would have prevailed."