We’ve been following the De Anza case for years now. The quick recap for those who are unfamiliar is that a 17 year-old girl attended at party at the house of a local college baseball team where she says she … Continue reading
And no one was found liable. I can’t say I’m surprised, given how the case played-out in court, with all the “look at this party girl acting all slutty, how could she be raped?” garbage. And guess what? That tactic … Continue reading
I came to my computer today ready to write an incensed post about how the De Anza civil trial is playing out, to find that Cara at The Curvature had me covered. Please read her post for the full update … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I did a proper one of these. Here’s what’s going on: The De Anza civil trial is underway, and one of the three girls who intervened that night has given her extremely disturbing (graphic and … Continue reading
If you’ve been following along with us on the De Anza case, now four years old, you might be interested to know that it has ended up in civil court. After the refusal of Santa Clara County prosecutors to press … Continue reading
Via The Line, I just came across this new college-based campaign called Be the One from an organization called One Student. One Student was started by Kelly Addington and Becca Tieder, who have been doing violence prevention work on college … Continue reading
Last week I posted about the newest terrible development in the De Anza College rape case, which was thrown out because of “insufficient evidence”: the physical evidence in the case was never even tested. Cara has a much longer, and … Continue reading
If you’ve been reading this blog for a long time (you’re the best!) you might remember the De Anza rape case. The case in which three women were ready to testify saying that they witnessed a girl being raped at … Continue reading
As the school year kicks off, sexual assault reports are already starting to be filed. Sadly, what should be one of the most exciting times in many peoples’ lives, the first few weeks of freshman year, is also one of … Continue reading
Megan Gamble, a recent graduate of Knox College, completed a very interesting senior thesis analyzing the disciplinary hearing process on her campus. Through interviews with students who had gone through the process as complainants and witnesses and with faculty and … Continue reading