Sources confirm Yale basketball captain was expelled in connection with a sexual-misconduct accusation
Business Insider spoke with a student with knowledge of the case who confirmed that Montague was expelled in connection to an allegation of sexual misconduct. The New York Times earlier reported the same, citing two people.
The Yale Daily News reported Thursday that a formal complaint had been filed against Montague with the University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct in November 2015.
Tension on Yale's New Haven, Connecticut campus seems to be inflamed due in part to the basketball team's response to Montague's expulsion.
When his fellow teammates wore t-shirts in support of him, posters appeared around campus telling the team to "stop supporting a rapist," according to the Yale Daily News.
Still, there are few details about the specifics behind why Montague was expelled, in part because Yale is unable to speak about the case due to federal privacy laws for students.
"The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prohibits educational institutions from releasing a student's private academic records without the student's prior written consent," a spokesperson for Yale told Business Insider when asked about Montague.