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In terms of an informal resolution- if that was the victim’s route, and everything was resolved this way, how would the university see the accused person? Like, would they still be seen as a risk…
I am wondering if a full medical work up would be available if that is what the survivor wanted. Like, in the event – if they chose to do it legally later on, like, would…
[Some people would feel] how the situation like that [of sexual assault in the university community] is handled is only relevant if you find yourself being involved in that situation, whereas [unclear] just general information…
Participant 1: It’s a very difficult thing to relive and the more you have to re-tell something, it can be very, very retraumatizing for individuals. So, for you [if you are supporting a survivor], it’s…
Participant 1: What kind of records are kept for each case? Participant 2: That was an issue I had in my case – faculty, regardless of how serious the act, at the end of the…
The school is supposed to help support both parties, but […] I just feel like sometimes the survivor doesn’t always get taken as serious. Like, you hear the term “the person cries wolf,” constantly. How…
There’s a lot of legal mumbo jumbo which might not be understandable for people who maybe have a language barrier.[…] And because it’s just so long, like, a lot of people want to find the…
It’s not my area of expertise. I don’t know how to properly respond to someone who’s gone through that. There are ways that you need to talk to them [unclear]. I believe there’s a way…
Participant 1: When it comes to further education, let’s say we are in a situation where a student was accused of sexually assaulting someone. They went through all the processes and ended up getting expelled-…
When I first went to CBU, I moved away, and I know my mom […] was always like, “Don’t walk in the dark,” like – so I know she was happy for the safe walk…