Columbia Student Sues University, Says Rape Accuser Has Ruined His Reputation

[linuxman]

55. I've read up on this case.

If he sue's, he's going to be a rich man.

Columbia really fucked up on this one.

The plaintiff was cleared by an investigation by the university, then the report filed by the accuser was not pursued by the DA due to lack of evidence (probably because two years had passed since the incident).

I understand that some people react differently to traumas, but her initial refusal to file charges due to it being too stressful ,followed by carrying around her mattress and ginning up rage towards the accused seems at odds with her reasoning. Filing a report would be too invasive; starting up your own campaign and reliving the details isn't. Not seeing how that works. Then again, it's entirely possible that she didn't want to be under the microscope, given the nature of the messages and behavior that followed.

She seems to want Columbia to kick this guy out, though the school already cleared him. If she is telling the truth, her best bet would have been in filing a police report early, rather than forgoing the effort needed to do that in lieu of starting up her mattress campaign.

Columbia's big mistake was in approving her "thesis" based on her accusations. By giving the ominus dominus on her mattress project/thesis, they legitimized her claims and complicitly assigned guilt to the accused. Combined with the lack of effort to stop the leafleting campaign/harassment targeting the accused, I'd be surprised if Columbia comes out of this unscathed.


Flame suit on, bring on the rape-apologist accusations.