People are out to destroy Kansas football coach Les Miles.

Last week, Kansas placed Miles on administrative leave while it investigates charges of inappropriate conduct while he was coach at LSU in 2013. Then he quit.

An LSU report based on 2013 accused Miles of “inappropriate behavior” toward female students. They claim he contacted some on Facebook and text, met with them individually on campus and kissed one of them.

The report stated that Miles absolutely did not have sexual relationships with any of his accusers. Miles categorically denied kissing any of the girls.

In fact, Miles, an outspoken Christian, said he was mentoring the girls.

According to ESPN.com, the law firm Taylor Porter conducted the investigation on behalf of LSU. Miles’ attorney, Peter Ginsberg, told ESPN that the results of it “should put an end to the baseless, inaccurate media reports that Coach Les Miles engaged in an inappropriate touching of an Athletic Department student volunteer eight years ago.”

Here is the culture we live in.

If someone in public life is mistreating women, especially young women, they should be exposed and appropriately punished. Maybe that is the case with Coach Miles but that type of behavior would be inconsistent with his character in coaching for decades.

The truth is probably that some LSU Athletic Department staff were upset with Miles because he wanted high standards for the female student employees who helped recruit football players. Miles reportedly wanted them to be “attractive, blonde and fit.” If they were not, they should be given fewer hours or fired, according to the report. Maybe that is bad policy but it does not rise to the level of firing Miles.

Men in the public spotlight are particularly vulnerable to baseless claims of inappropriate sexual conduct. That could be what happened to Coach Miles.