<p>The alleged offender was found not guilty because it was literally the girl’s word against his without any evidence. If she was sexually assaulted, then it’s tragic that he was let off the hook. However, the way burden of proof works is that someone cannot be suspended/expelled when it’s only one word against another.</p>
<p>Of course, you can see the quality of the community:
So while the complaint did not work out in her favor, the community around her, including male students in the alleged offender’s dorm (dorms being tight-knit, four-year communities), were very supportive, moreso than similar reports I have seen from other schools.</p>
<p>We cannot know what happened between these two, and we weren’t in the hearing, but it seems like the victim’s advocate and the board heard both students out; the article also highlights the risks posed to the male student. In cases like this, the university does punish students, and expels those who are convicted in court.</p>
<p>If these are beyond your standards, you should warn your daughter against Yale ([NYP[/url</a>], [url=<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/04/earlyshow/living/parenting/main20050348.shtml]CBS[/url”>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/04/earlyshow/living/parenting/main20050348.shtml]CBS[/url</a>], [url=<a href=“Feds Launch Inquiry Into Sexual Harassment At Yale : NPR”>Feds Launch Inquiry Into Sexual Harassment At Yale : NPR]NPR](<a href=“http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/the_ivy_sleaze_at_yale_VSkWtQipcZ60Hr4a3Xk98L]NYP[/url”>Yale under federal investigation for sexual harassment)</a>), Harvard ([ABA](<a href=“Feds Probe: Does Harvard Law School Sexual Harassment Complaint Policy Violate Title IX?”>Feds Probe: Does Harvard Law School Sexual Harassment Complaint Policy Violate Title IX?)</a>), and basically any other college where students have sexual encounters.</p>
<p>Of course, if your daughter shares your penchant for overreaction, unsupported judgement, and not reading all the facts, maybe she should look elsewhere.</p>