NY Times: Reporting Rape, and Wishing She Hadn’t

asu66 · Unread post by **asu66** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:52 pm

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Reporting Rape, and Wishing She Hadn’t
How One College Handled a Sexual Assault Complaint

If you're the parent of a college man or woman or of soon to be college men or women, consider this a must read for you and them! It's an eye-opener for all of the above!

GENEVA, N.Y. — She was 18 years old, a freshman, and had been on campus for just two weeks when one Saturday night last September her friends grew worried because she had been drinking and suddenly disappeared.

Around midnight, the missing girl texted a friend, saying she was frightened by a student she had met that evening. “Idk what to do,” she wrote. “I’m scared.” When she did not answer a call, the friend began searching for her.

In the early-morning hours on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in central New York, the friend said, he found her — bent over a pool table as a football player appeared to be sexually assaulting her from behind in a darkened dance hall with six or seven people watching and laughing. Some had their cellphones out, apparently taking pictures, he said.

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bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:24 pm

asu66 wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/us/ho ... ottom-well

Reporting Rape, and Wishing She Hadn’t
How One College Handled a Sexual Assault Complaint

If you're the parent of a college man or woman or of soon to be college men or women, consider this a must read for you and them! It's an eye-opener for all of the above!

GENEVA, N.Y. — She was 18 years old, a freshman, and had been on campus for just two weeks when one Saturday night last September her friends grew worried because she had been drinking and suddenly disappeared.

Around midnight, the missing girl texted a friend, saying she was frightened by a student she had met that evening. “Idk what to do,” she wrote. “I’m scared.” When she did not answer a call, the friend began searching for her.

In the early-morning hours on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in central New York, the friend said, he found her — bent over a pool table as a football player appeared to be sexually assaulting her from behind in a darkened dance hall with six or seven people watching and laughing. Some had their cellphones out, apparently taking pictures, he said.

Continue reading the main story. It's too long and involved to post in this limited space...use the link below for the story and related coverage. Be prepared to be deeply troubled.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/us/ho ... ottom-well

School disciplinary panels are a ridiculous way to handle something as serious as this. This is a matter for the judicial system. This is a very serious matter and should not be handled in one of these make believe courts conducted by ill equipped people. I would also add that it in no way makes the woman guilty but for god sakes stop the drinking to excess. No it is not the woman's fault that she was raped no matter how drunk, but these girls just have to get a little smarter because a small number of guys will not.

T-Dog · Unread post by **T-Dog** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:53 pm

Good thing App doesn't let the university panel handle sexual assault cases anymore. It's an absurd idea to begin with.

And here's an idea for guys who see a hot girl at a party who's drunk. Don't sexually assault her. What a novel idea.