Administration criticized for withholding PIKE gang rape allegations
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article reports on criticism of Hopkins’ handling of an alleged 2013 fraternity gang-rape investigation and the university’s response.
- The News-Letter reported that Hopkins knew PIKE members were under investigation but did not alert the university community; students later filed a federal complaint alleging a Clery Act violation.
- The paper reported that the university defended its decision not to notify the community, while President Ronald J. Daniels ordered an independent review.
- The article says Dean Susan Boswell wrote that the university may have violated the Clery Act, while Title IX Coordinator Allison Boyle later decided no notice was needed after police declined prosecution for insufficient evidence.
- The reporter writes that sophomore Carlene Partow said, “I was infuriated that the University would not let us know and would blatantly violate our rights like that,”
- The article adds that SGA executive vice president and president-elect Janice Bonsu called the issue national and that SGA members planned to meet university officials and the Sexual Violence Working Group.