re: Sasha Menu Report

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It's amazing that there was no set policy on how to handle such a report.

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Truth.

But, as expected, it confirms that no one (other than medical personnel who were bound by HIIPA) knew anything about an alleged rape until months after the poor girl's suicide. So there was no coverup that factored into her death.

And it seems that after the allegations were known, there still wasn't necessarily an effort to cover it up, more than there weren't policies and procedures that covered what to do about a possible rape where the victim committed suicide several months after the alleged attack. They should have treated it like any other sexual assault report. But when there is no victim to make a statement about what happened, a part if me can see how, when faced with that set of circumstances, they weren't sure what to do.

Bottom line, there are no winners here. No way to know if the rape was a contributing factor to her suicide, or how much of a factor. No way to know, looking back, if there was something meaningful that would have changed if an investigation had been launched 6 months after her death when the allegations were known. Just a tragic situation all around. Hindsight is Always 20-20. They just need to get policies and procedures in place and follow them religiously.

As far as this report impacting the DGB decision, in doubt it did in any major way. I don't know this, but I would bet DGB was drunk, high or both when this break-in happened. And I would bet he had been told that any use of drugs or alcohol would result in his dismissal, given his history. So that, combined with assaulting 2 women, even with no charges being filed, did it. The statement said Dorial needs to focus on getting the help he needs. I hope he does just that.