Newrepublic.com 10/29/2014
“… Most colleges that do allow lawyers into sexual-misconduct hearings or interrogations do not permit them to speak, though they may pass notes. Students on both sides must speak for themselves. This presents a serious problem for a young man charged with rape (and in the vast majority of campus cases, the accused are men). On one hand, if he doesn’t defend himself, he’ll be at a disadvantage. On the other, if he is also caught up in a criminal case, anything he says in a campus procedure can be used against him in court. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119778/college-sexual-assault-rules-trample-rights-accused-campus-rapists
