ABOUT UCCB’S RESPONSETO RAPE

Source: The Caper Times)

sydney, N.S. (CUP) - Women’s rights activists say he treatment of a Cape Breton student who reported a exual assault has sent a dangerous message to other

I’m appalled,’’ said Lynn Peddle of the Women’s tesource Centre at Memorial University. ‘‘Asa yoman and a student, it is a slap in the face.’’

‘Only one in 10 rapes are reported, and it’s evena a negative message if you do report it and get ictimized all over again,’’ she said.

n September, an 18-year-old woman at the University ollege of Cape Breton told the RCMP she was =xually assaulted ina campus residence by three

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fter an investigation, the RCMP charged the woman ith public mischief for changing her statement

uring asecond interview. The charges have since een dropped due toa lack of evidence.

ublic mischief is defined as spreading false news, isleading police into conducting an investigation or ving police a false statement.

CCB students are angry about the university admin- tration and police handled the incident.

The RCMP handled the case inappropriately and lethically if they treated the girl the way (she said) happened,’’ said one female student. ‘‘There

ould be more of an investigation of the RCMP. hoever is guilty should face immediate disciplinary tion.”’

1¢ woman who laid the complaint said ina press lease that the RCMP officer who interviewed her ed words like ‘‘bull’’ and *‘Baloney’’ as she made rstatement.

lowing the publicity, the university has plastered

: campus with information on how to prevent sexual Ben and installed additional lighting near the idence.

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$EXUALVIOLENCE: WOMEN ANGRY

A committee is also hearing students’ suggestions on how to make the university a safer place.

“We have to band together and start fighting,’’ Ped- dle said. ‘‘We have to let people know this is wrong and we’re not going to stand for it. It’s a problem in every province.

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