Senator to NFL teams: Watch documentary with Jameis Winston accuser

As NFL teams do their due diligence on former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, a U.S. Senator suggested Thursday that front office personnel consider viewing a documentary in which a rape allegation against Winston is included.

At a press conference Thursday to re-introduce the Campus Accountability & Safety Act, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., was asked what it says about the NFL and our culture that Winston will likely be the first overall pick in the NFL draft in April.

"I think it's very important that any team that is thinking about drafting Jameis Winston watch this movie before they draft him," she replied.

In "The Hunting Ground", Erica Kinsman, a former FSU student who accused Winston of raping her in December 2012, spoke publicly for the first time. The film was screened at the White House on Wednesday.

The documentary from director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The filmmakers previously produced "The Invisible War," an award-winning documentary on sexual assault in the military.

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Winston was not charged criminally and was found not responsible of violating FSU's student conduct code in December.

McCaskill's comment came at a press conference to reintroduce legislation which has bipartisan support from 10 senators. The act would establish new campus resources for survivors, set minimum training standards for college and university staff and push for transparency in the form of anonymous campus surveys as well as strengthening financial penalties for violations.

Kinsman has filed a federal lawsuit against Florida State for violating Title IX, which requires schools to investigate and adjudicate reports of sexual harassment and assault in a prompt, thorough and impartial manner.

FSU remains one of 97 schools under investigation for their response to sexual assault by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Kinsman filed a complaint in March.

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