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TexasTowelie

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Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:05 PM Dec 2016

Report counts nearly 300 sexual assault cases on Minnesota campuses [View all]

Nearly 300 complaints of sexual assault were reported to Minnesota colleges or universities in 2015, and 79 resulted in disciplinary action greater than a warning, according to information made public under a new state law.

The report, released Thursday, is the first of its kind to publicly track the outcome of sexual assault investigations on Minnesota campuses.

It shows, among other things, that only 56 percent of the 294 sexual assault complaints resulted in a formal investigation on campus. Many cases were dropped before an investigation could be completed, the report found, in part because victims chose not to cooperate.

The report by the state Office of Higher Education found that a dozen campuses statewide had more than 10 sexual assault complaints in 2015. The University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus, which has some 50,000 students, had the highest number of reported cases, 47.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/report-tracks-sexual-assault-cases-on-minnesota-campuses/404081966/

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Amazing to me that this has never been publicly tracked before. RedWedge Dec 2016 #1
It's college. HassleCat Dec 2016 #2
I went to college. Mister Ed Dec 2016 #3
Well no HassleCat Dec 2016 #4
Aye, that's a big part of the problem. Mister Ed Dec 2016 #5
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