Here is a timeline of events related to allegations the University of Colorado athletic department used alcohol and sex to recruit high school football athletes:

January 1999: Gary Barnett is hired as head coach.

Summer 2000: Katie Hnida says she was raped by CU football player.

Dec. 7, 2001: CU football players and recruits attend off-campus party; at least one woman later says she was raped while drunk.

April 2002: Prosecutors decide against rape charges in party probe.

May 3, 2002: Prosecutors file felony charges against four CU football players for allegedly providing alcohol to minors at party.

May 4, 2002: CU confirms it has revoked scholarships of four players who attended party.

August 2002: 21-year-old woman files police report claiming she was raped by CU football player after drinking at a bar.

Dec. 9, 2002: Lisa Simpson files a lawsuit claiming she was raped by football players and recruits during the party. The suit accuses CU of fostering an environment hostile to women. Simpson later agrees to have her name used in news reports.

Oct. 27, 2003: Sworn statements from Boulder County District Attorney Many Keenan are released suggesting prosecutors decided against sexual assault charges because men had "third-party consent" to have sex with at least one woman at the party.

Dec. 10, 2003: A second woman sues CU, alleging she was raped by football players during the party.

Jan. 14, 2004: Former CU soccer player Monique Gillaspie files suit, alleging she was raped by two football players after attending the party. She agrees to have her name used in news reports.

Jan. 28: A deposition by Keenan is released in which she accuses CU athletic department of using sex and alcohol as recruiting tools.

Jan. 29: Football coach Gary Barnett, athletic director Dick Tharp and others deny Keenan's allegations.

Jan. 29: Gov. Bill Owens demands public accounting.

Feb. 2: CU President Elizabeth Hoffman announces an independent commission will look into Keenan's allegations.

Feb 6: CU regents appoint Peggy Lamm and Joyce Lawrence as co-chairs of commission.

Feb. 6: Keenan announces investigators will re-examine allegations about rape at the party.

Feb. 6: Broomfield police say CU athletic department may be tied to an incident involving an escort service.

Feb. 10: Adult entertainment company says CU football players hired strippers for recruiting parties.

Feb. 13: CU says escort service was called from a cellular telephone once assigned to former football recruiting assistant Nathan Maxcey. Maxcey says there was no connection to players or recruits.

Feb. 16: CU panel members chosen, but one resigns over conflict-of-interest concerns.

Feb. 17: CU kicker Katie Hnida tells Sports Illustrated that she was raped by a teammate in 2000. CU announces it will hire an administrator to oversee athletics. When asked about Hnida's time on the team, Barnett says, "She was awful. You know what guys do? They respect your ability. I mean, you could be 90 years old, but if you could go out and play, they would respect you. Well Katie was a girl, and not only was she a girl, she was terrible."

Feb. 18: Barnett placed on paid administrative leave over "inappropriate comments." Boulder police release report about a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in Sept. 2001. The woman told investigators that she told Barnett about the assault but that he said he would back his player 100 percent if she pursued criminal charges.

Feb. 19: Boulder police release a report of seventh alleged sexual assault, this one occurring in August 2002.