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Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:30 pm
Sure y'all have seen it but figured I'd post it here. I'm not reading it in detail right now and it really is full of legalese, but it seems it's critical of MU on 3 counts. 1. They had no policies in place for handling Title IX incidents. 2. They failed to report the possible rape to the Title IX representative in November 2012 after the chat transcripts and a medical record were found referencing the assault. 3. They failed to report it to the Title IX representative after the February 2012 newspaper article referencing an assault.
It goes on to specifically say they could find nothing to support the allegation that any employees/staff knew of the assault while Sasha was alive. It may not have been the only factor, but I wouldn't be shocked if the fact that this report coming out this week was a consideration in the Price and DGB decisions.
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It goes on to specifically say they could find nothing to support the allegation that any employees/staff knew of the assault while Sasha was alive. It may not have been the only factor, but I wouldn't be shocked if the fact that this report coming out this week was a consideration in the Price and DGB decisions.
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This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 11:31 pm
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Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:47 pm to reedus23
It's amazing that there was no set policy on how to handle such a report.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 9:22 am to the808bass
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It's amazing that there was no set policy on how to handle such a report.
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.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:37 pm to reedus23
This is not bad at all. The University handled it correctly besides not notifying Title IX - no coverup was found. Just din't follow protocol with stupid bureaucratic stuff.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 11:37 am to roadhouse
I'm normally the first to blame bureaucracies for ineffectiveness but this was a truly difficult situation. After all the employees are well drilled on following the letter of the law, the idea that it applies singularly in all situations just isn't the case.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 9:08 am to the808bass
there was no written policy. everyone interviewed was fully aware of the policy which was "see it, hear it, report it." The interviews made it clear that everyone was aware of that rule, even though it wasn't in ink.
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