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Mr Jefferson's University is all about Honor. However, ask yourself these questions:
Is it Honorable for a University to support Zero Tolerance for Cheating but not for Rape?
Is it Honorable for a University President to refuse to comply with the Clery Act and Title IX Law?
Is it Honorable for campus police to ignore evidence and treat a felony crime as an administrative matter?
Is it Honorable for campus police to refuse to transfer jurisdiction for felony crime to the local police?
Is it Honorable for the University President and his staff to lie to the Media?
Is it Honorable to do nothing when you're told by a young woman that she's been sexually assaulted ?
Who knows how many young lives have been altered because the University Administration turns a Blind Eye to rape?

Pres John Casteen refuses to talk with victims

  

Dean Penny Rue belittled victims, thwarted investigations, and now works at UCSD. She should be arrested for obstruction of justice.

  

Dean Shamin Sisson suppressed evidence, lied to the Appeal Board Chair, and ignored title IX laws; is now retired. She should be arrested for obstruction of justice.

  

VP Pat Lampkin views rape as a night of regrettable sex, not a crime. She lies to the media. She should be arrested for obstruction of justice.

  

As UVA Sexual Assault Coord,Claire Kaplan should be a stronger and firmer voice for victims. She needs to do more.

  
He knew.   She knew.   She knew.   She knew.   She knew.  
  Rick Moore, Commonwealth Attorney made remarks to victims that were rude, demeaning, and unprofessional. He has been fired from the Albmarle Commonwealth Attorney's office.   UVA Police mishandled the investigation and tampered with the Crime Log, a direct violation of the Clery Act  

Lundsford beat Camblos for the Commonwealth Attorney seat because of his treatment of victims

  
  He knew.   They knew.   They knew.  
Cavalier Daily Reported it extensively in 2004 and 2005 Dateline's hour segment with Hoda Kotb on campus rape crimes featured a UVA student CBS Early Morning Show - Campus Security Under Fire focused on UVA's failed Sexual Assault policy. Casteen ignored it.
They reported it. They reported it. They reported it.
UVA Silent Protest - 500 students and faculty protested the Confidentiality Clause   hundreds attended Take Back the night vigils at UVA   The Hook took the lead to report this situation fairly
They protested it.   They came together for it.   They lived through it.
xxx  2 SABs in 2 YRS, 3 Appeals - and now a self-appointed star of the DC LNS crowd  xxx  
                All because of what he (and others like him) did.

"EVEN IF YOU LOSE, YOU'VE SHOWN STRENGTH TO FACE YOUR ATTACKER
AND NAME HIM FOR WHAT HE IS ... A RAPIST."  ~ Olivia Benson

The last paragraph of the Center for Public Integrity report states .... (She) remembers Dean Rue addressing the suspect’s history when she had filed her complaint. “She said to me, ‘I’m sorry to see this name come up again.’”  And what did the Dean do? Nothing to support the young woman. The bottom line here is that when you let a rapist roam the campus, more than one woman becomes victim to his predatory ways. History repeats itself.

THIS is the reason ALL women must find the strength within themselves to report their assault. If you remain silent, he will rape again. Be strong and put an end to the culture of silence that surrounds victims of assault!

Although Campus Police, Administrators and Students knew and discussed the issues, Nothing Happened. Nothing Changed. The number of reported rapes continues to increase each academic year. Brave Survivors are told to "forget it happened". Predators continue to roam the campus with the full assurance of the UVA Administration that Nothing will happen to them if they commit a rape crime. The community continues to turn a Blind Eye to campus rape crimes.

UVA supports a Zero Tolerance policy for Cheating, but not for Rape. WHY?

At a campus meeting held on 25 March 2004, the University publicly acknowledged (and was quoted in the Cavalier Daily) that no one found guilty of sexual assault during the previous five years had been suspended or expelled from the University. In contrast, 38 students were expelled for "honor" offenses such as cheating or stealing in 2003.

Since 2001, no one found guilty of sexual assault has been suspended or expelled despite the student and media attention focused on this issue. Who has determined that rapists deserve to remain on campus?

It is an unacceptable fact to learn that as the crime statistics for the number of reported rape and sexual assault cases continues to increase, not one person has been expelled from the University for committing acts of sexual assault, even when found guilty by a Sexual Assault Board.

BREAKING NEWS!

The Dept of Education has determined that UVA Sexual Assault Policies violate the Clery Act.

UVA Confidentiality Policies protect the Rapist, not the Victim.

Read one of the Complaint Letters that exposed UVA's Non-Compliance with Federal Law to the Dept of Education by clicking HERE  and the Read the DOE Findings by clicking HERE

READ THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY by CLICKING HERE
~ Listen to Kristen Lombardi's WNYC radio interview HERE ~

Rape is classified as a Felony crime in Virginia. Rape is not about being ambiguous when providing consent for sex. Rape should not be confused with sex. Rape is an act of empowerment. Rape is a crime and the University must react to it as it would to any other crime. Unfortunately, since the University Police report to the University President, they can "sweep this crime under the rug" and silence the victim by threatening Honor Infractions if they divulge the outcome of the campus police investigation.

Why do parents, students, and financial donors allow the University to resolve rape crimes as administrative matters, not as felony crimes? Using an administrative solution to resolve and deter criminal actions is unacceptable! All other campus crimes are handled by the appropriate law enforcement officials in compliance with the laws of Virginia.

VP Lampkin released a statement in response to the Center for Public Integrity article mentioned above and said "One rape on the UVA campus is one rape too many." Who the hell is she kidding? Only prospective parents and Donors, certainly not those who have survived rape on her campus. I spoke with her at length (with a UVA attorney present) and left her office knowing that she could not have cared less about my daughter's rape or emotional well being.

It is clearly evident that the University is more interested in raising money than protecting it's female students.

This site is dedicated to all UVA Survivors of Sexual Assault.

Your efforts to bring about justice will eventually bring change to the University,
even when you believe your current efforts have been in vain.

 

  

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Contact us immediately because IF YOU STAY SILENT, NOTHING WILL CHANGE.
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Women pay the University for an Education, not to become the victims of CrimeTake Back the Night 2005 at UVAIt is illegal for the Administration to silence victims by telling them that they will be brought up on Honor Charges if they speak about their assaultUVA Turns it Back on Rape -- Read the HookStudents and Faculty join together in a Silent Protest

 

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