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Student Files Federal Complaint Against Brown University over Handling of Sexual Assault

HeadlineMay 23, 2014

A Brown University student has filed a federal complaint against the school over its handling of sexual assault. Lena Sclove says she was raped and strangled last year by a fellow student. A university panel found the student responsible, but he was only suspended for a year and was allowed to remain on campus for half that time. Sclove has filed charges accusing Brown of violating Title IX and the Clery Act. Her complaint will likely add Brown to the list of at least 55 colleges and universities under federal investigation for their handling of sexual violence. It comes as Brown celebrates commencement and its 250th anniversary this weekend. Click here to watch the Democracy Now! interview with Lena Sclove.

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