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May 23, 2014

Student Files Federal Complaint Against Brown University over Handling of Sexual Assault 
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A Brown University student has filed a federal complaint against the
school over its handling of sexual assault. Lena Sclove says she was
raped and strangled last year by a fellow student. A university panel
found the student responsible, but he was only suspended for a year and
was allowed to remain on campus for half that time. Sclove has filed
charges accusing Brown of violating Title IX and the Clery Act. Her
complaint will likely add Brown to the list of at least 55 colleges and
universities under federal investigation for their handling of sexual
violence. It comes as Brown celebrates commencement and its 250th
anniversary this weekend. Click here to watch the Democracy Now!
interview with Lena Sclove.

 

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