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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me clarify: what exactly could they do without charges being filed?

They can (and probably did) the usual window dressing BS of PSAs, safety flyers and trainings, and media campaigns...but that wouldn't stop criminal thugs like the frathouse rapists.

[b]You know what works? Filing criminal charges...not relying on internal (fake) disciplinary hearings at a university (which has a vested interest in making problems disappear). You have to call the police. Working through the university is just as dumb as complaining to the head priest when your kid is raped by another priest...stupid...involve the police if you want action to be taken. 
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Yeah, I don't understand why some people choose these options over criminal prosecution. These are crimes committed by criminals. They need to be put in jail and labeled as convicted sex offenders to protect others.[/quote]

The Rolling Stone article goes into some detail about this but basically victims are given a menu of actions to take without any weight being given to one option in particular.  Some of these options could include meeting with those accused and telling them how you feel and/or pursuing criminal charges.  Colleges/universities will put someone in place to serve as something of an ombudsman but their responsibility is not to serve as an advocate for the victim.[/quote]

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