The university's internal investigation into allegations of discrimination by Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland is complete, according to a Penn State spokesman.

A complaint, filed last fall by former Lady Lion Jen Harris, accused Portland of anti-lesbian bias. Harris has claimed that she was released from the Penn State women's basketball team because Portland perceived her to be a lesbian.

"The internal investigation is complete, and the findings have been forwarded to the president's desk," Penn State spokesman Tysen Kendig said.

Once Penn State President Graham Spanier has reviewed the report, he will meet with Portland to discuss the results. The findings are confidential.

Spanier was out of town and unable to comment according to an e-mail response from spokesman Steve MacCarthy. Ken Lehrman, the head of the Affirmative Action Office, also did not respond to requests for comment.

Karen Doering, Harris' attorney, has requested a copy of the internal investigation's report and has yet to receive it.

During the course of Lehrman's investigation, Doering had shared information regarding possible witnesses to corroborate Harris' allegations. It has been more than two months since Doering last spoke to Lehrman.

"I kind of assumed he didn't need any more witnesses to corroborate Jen's story," Doering said.

Harris' representation has filed a lawsuit against Portland, Athletic Director Tim Curley and the university in the Federal Middle District Court of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. Mediation has been set for May 15, when a settlement could be reached.

All three defendants have asked for the case to be dismissed. In the legal brief supporting the motion, Penn State attorney Jim Horne stated that a discrimination policy is not an enforceable contract between the university and its employees.

The language in the brief has since been clarified by one of Horne's legal partners, Wendell Courtney, who stated in closed-door meetings with a university LGBT commission that the university has an enforceable policy, which is stronger than a contract.

Eric Patridge, a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community present at many of these meetings, confirmed that university Vice President of Student Affairs Vicky Triponey recently sent an e-mail response to Allies President Ed Rowe.

The e-mail message, which Patridge had in paper copy, stated that the internal investigation had come to a close. Otherwise, Patridge is not aware of any other information that the university has offered to the public.

"It's been pretty silent for quite some time," Patridge said.