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Grand Canyon University has fired Roy Shick, vice president of advancement, after learning he was accused of and investigated for sexual assault of a student athlete while serving as senior associate athletic director at the University of Washington. Washington investigated Shick after a student athlete alleged he assaulted her, according to a report from The Seattle Times. The report found the university saw the allegations as credible as a result of the investigation. Shick resigned from Washington, but Grand Canyon University told AZCentral the investigation did not come up during a background check of Shick, and when they became aware of the allegations, Shick was fired. A request for comment from Shick via phone was not returned.