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(09/16/17 2:15pm)
When it comes to deciding whether someone committed sexual assault, attorneys argue, alcohol blurs the lines. They question the way the University interprets impairment when defining whether or not a student can give consent.
(09/16/17 1:44pm)
IU hears all cases of sexual misconduct in its Office of Student Conduct in the Alice McDonald Nelson Building at 801 N. Jordan Ave. In the room, a temporary divider is meant to separate students from seeing one another while three University panelists question them about the reported sexual assault.
(09/16/17 1:46pm)
IU hears all cases of sexual misconduct in its Office of Student Conduct in the Alice McDonald Nelson Building at 801 N. Jordan Ave. In the room, a temporary divider is meant to separate students from seeing one another while three University panelists question them about the reported sexual assault. Students say this divider does little to make them feel comfortable.
(09/16/17 1:52pm)
All cases of sexual misconduct are investigated by University employees in the Office of Student Conduct in the Alice McDonald Nelson Building on the corner of North Jordan Avenue and East Law Lane. Students accused of assault meet with investigators in this office, as well as appear for hearings in the office's conference room. These hearings can often be hours long.
(09/16/17 1:35pm)
Sara Hutson, now an IU graduate, says she was sexually assaulted her freshman year in McNutt after a floormate hid in her room and watched her undress. When she reported to the University in August 2012, IU's policy had no provisions to sanction students for voyeurism.
(09/16/17 1:26pm)
Hailey Rial says she was sexually assaulted her freshman year at an off-campus fraternity party. After the University wrapped up its months-long investigation of her report and decided against sanctioning the man she accused, Hailey said felt that the system failed to bring her justice.
(09/16/17 1:18pm)
Dean of Students Lori Reesor considers appeals of decisions made in IU's sexual misconduct system. Reesor, who started at IU in 2016, is leaving for University Wisconsin-Madison.
(09/16/17 1:22pm)
Dean of Students Lori Reesor considers appeals of decisions made in IU's sexual misconduct system. She began at the University in August 2016.
(09/16/17 1:59pm)
IU plasters flyers, like this one in Ballantine Hall, in nearly every bathroom stall on campus, reminding students of what it means to ask for and give consent. Lawyers for those accused of sexual assault in the University's system say IU's definitions of consent are too simplistic.
(09/16/17 2:04pm)
Bloomington attorney Amelia Lahn has represented several men over the years in IU's system of investigating reports of sexual misconduct. Before opening her own legal practice, Lahn worked in the University's Office of Student Ethics, recently renamed the Office of Student Conduct. While at IU, she received the school's training for sexual misconduct hearing officers. She says it's nothing like the training she received in three years of law school.
(09/16/17 2:27pm)
When IU opens an investigation into a report of sexual assault, the Office of Student Conduct keeps student files secret until shortly before the University hearing. Students say this disadvantages them and prevents them for preparing to answer the hearing panelists questions about evidence and witness statements compiled in these files. Josie Levine, whose case was heard in December 2015, was so desperate to learn the facts of her case, she snuck photos of her file during a visit to the office that investigates these cases.
(09/16/17 2:22pm)
IU issues no-contact and no-trespass orders to help students who have reported sexual assault feel safe on campus. Yet, these University-issued orders are not legal protective orders, meaning campus police can do little to enforce them, other than redirecting students concerns for their safety back to the IU office that first gave them the order.
(09/16/17 1:57pm)
IU plasters flyers, like this one found last spring, in nearly every bathroom stall on campus, reminding students of what it means to ask for and give consent. Lawyers for those accused of sexual assault in the University's system say IU's definitions of consent are too simplistic.
(09/16/17 2:18pm)
Reminders of the University's strong stance against sexual assault inundate the IU-Bloomington campus. Messaging on campus busses, in bathroom stalls and on the University's website urge students to report their experiences to the Office of Student Conduct.
(09/16/17 2:11pm)
A pamphlet about sexual assault and violence lies on the table of the hearing room in the Office of Student Conduct. Pamphlets and flyers explaining sexual misconduct can be found across the IU campus.
(09/16/17 2:06pm)
Katharine Liell, an attorney who frequently represents men accused of rape in IU's sexual misconduct hearings, says IU's system lacks the fairness and due process rights her clients would be guaranteed in the criminal justice system.
(09/16/17 1:16pm)
Emily Springston, IU's Title IX coordinator, oversees all University sexual misconduct policies.
(09/16/17 1:13pm)
Stephanie Chinn says she was sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity formal in May 2016. After she reported to IU, friends of the man she says raped her often harassed her at bars off-campus, outside the boundaries set by her University-issued no-contact order.
(09/16/17 1:34pm)
Sara Hutson, now an IU graduate, says she was sexually assaulted her freshman year in McNutt after a floormate hid in her room and watched her undress. When she reported to the University in August 2012, IU's policy had no provisions to sanction students for voyeurism.
(09/16/17 5:45am)
Josie Levine says she was sexually assaulted her freshman year in Collins Living-Learning Center. Josie was disgusted by IU's inability to create a safe environment in her University hearing.