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5.20.15 | Andrew Cuomo
An epidemic of campus sexual assault is spreading across the country and shockingly, New York has more schools being investigated for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints than any other state.
Thousands of college students are affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking each year. But what is often as damaging to victims as the crime itself is the practice by some college officials to try sweep reports of sexual assaults under the rug for fear the publicity will damage their institution's reputation if law enforcement is called to investigate.
Instead, sexual assaults are often inappropriately treated as campus disciplinary problems with minimal consequences for an offender. According to a 2010 investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, only 10 percent to 25 percent of students found "responsible" for sexual assault were permanently kicked off campus. But sexual assaults are not simply violations of campus rules, these are crimes and they need to be treated as such.
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