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Ken Starr leaves Baylor after resigning as law professor

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Ken Starr is out at Baylor.

The school's former chancellor and president resigned from his position as a law professor Friday. The university announced Starr's departure, calling it a "mutual" decision:

Effective today, Judge Ken Starr will be leaving his faculty status and tenure at Baylor University’s Law School. The mutually agreed separation comes with the greatest respect and love Judge Starr has for Baylor and with Baylor’s recognition and appreciation for Judge Starr’s many contributions to Baylor. Baylor wishes Judge Ken Starr well in his future endeavors. Judge Starr expresses his thanks to the Baylor family for the opportunity to serve as president and chancellor and is grateful for his time with the exceptional students of Baylor University who will lead and serve around the world.

Starr was one of the key figureheads in the sexual assault scandal that rocked Baylor and its football team. As facts came to light, Baylor demoted Starr from chancellor to president. Starr later resigned, but stayed on with the school as a law professor.

Throughout the scandal, Starr maintained that he never turned a blind eye to sexual assault allegations against members of the football team.

Starr gained notoriety in the late-90s as he pursued charges against former U.S. president Bill Clinton, amid the White House sex scandal involving Monica Lewinsky.

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