The University of Liberty faces a great scrutiny for his management of sexual assault.
A dozen of alumni and employees of freedom demanded the University in July, alleging that the Virginia Evangelical Christian University "has intentionally created a surrounding campus where aggression and sexual violations are more likely to Those occurring what would do so in the absence of freedom policies. "
The demand focuses greatly on the "weapon" of the strict code of conduct of freedom, known as "the path of freedom," which, says demand, makes it "difficult or Impossible for students to denounce sexual violence. " Under the form of freedom, spending one night with a member of the opposite sex or consuming alcoholic beverages, are punishable crimes, community service and potentially expulsion. Although freedom offered some promises of amnesty for students who report sexual aggressions, demand claims that Amnesty's policy was incomplete and confusing and in unequal implementation.
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, the demand presented by women, identified as Jane 1 to 12 ago, Alerges some students, including certain claimants, who reported having been assaulted to college "was urged to withdraw these reports because they involved admitted violations of the form of freedom".
Some of the plaintiffs say that they were actually punished for violations of the Way of Liberty.
One of the plaintiffs, who reports that she is drugged and raped by her boyfriend, says that in the liberation of her from the hospital, Liberty offered advice, that she understood that it was an opportunity to discuss the Violation of it. . "In the place of her, she was confronted by freedom to drink and multinate $ 500," says the suit. googleg.cmd.push (function () googleg.display ("dfp-ad-article_in_article"););
Another plaintiff says that her roommates informed her to the Office of Liberty students after her boyfriend was raped by her boyfriend.
"Although Doe 10 tried to clarify that she was a victim of a rape, the University of Liberty The office of realizing student did not give him any opportunity to do it and, on the other hand, forced her to sit down with his rapist And apologize with his roommates for his violation of the form of freedom, "the lawsuit alleges.
The lawyer of the plaintiffs, Jack Larkin, said that women want a review of Liberty's policies and procedures. He said that college has asked for a settlement, but added that the negotiations are broken at events, he is prepared to file an amended complaint that adds 10 more plaintiffs, including two students who were victims of sexual assault spring.
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Women's experiences have been presented in research Of the capitalism of the podcast gang members and, more recently, the non-profit organization. News Outlet Propubica.
Two of the women spoke under their real names to the edition within last week.
"For many years have been sweeping things under the carpet," Kendel de Heather, also known as Jane Doe No. 13, told the Newsmagazine. "Now we are lifting that carpet and seeing how much dirt and disgusting is under it."
Earlier this week, a production company, Talos Films, announced plans for a new series of non-fiction, the University of Liberty Project, documenting the legal struggle of women.
Apart from the demand v. Liberty suit, the former Liberty spokesman Scott Lamb filed the example of him that was in
