"Richmond’s Brock Turner admitted to school officials, three separate times, that he heard me say stop. Those officials later told a hearing board they thought he was confused when he told them that. No one denied, however, that he penetrated me without my consent. But for Richmond, their Brock Turner having an orgasm was of utmost importance. I was told that it was reasonable for him to penetrate me for a few more minutes if he was going to finish. The University of Richmond and Brock Turner’s father seemed to agree- why let a few minutes of “action” jeopardize the rest of the accused’s life?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/theres-a-brock-turner-in-all-our-lives_us_57ceca16e4b0b9c5b73a3c65
And this from a different student on a different assault at the same school:
" I came forward to inspire change in a process that is systematically designed to fail survivors. I learned a long time ago that a rapist’s privacy is more important than my life. It makes it hard for survivors to come forward; talking about our experiences forces us to stand public trial for the crimes committed against us by men we aren’t legally allowed to name. Telling your story is painting a target sign on your own back in the hopes that your sacrifice might save another victim, even though you know you will be defamed and degraded every step of the way."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-other-girl_us_57d229bae4b0eb9a57b7a565?timestamp=1473429730217
There was a report of a similar event from UNC this week, so it's not unique to UR. I have so much admiration for these young women, but I have so much despair of a culture which gives athletes carte blanche ever changing.
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