Notre Dame University is finding themselves under some serious scrutiny over two sexual assault cases this year that campus police ... well, they really didn't handle them at all, reportedly. Both attacks were alleged to have happened in the university's residence halls.
The first case ended in the 19-year-old victim's tragic suicide nine days after she reported the attack. Her name was Elizabeth Seeberg, and she attended St. Mary's College. Campus police didn't look into her attack until fourteen days after Elizabeth's suicide. Elizabeth's parents say campus police still have yet to look into cell phone records involved in the case, and no charges have been filed.
The second woman, also 19, says she was attacked by Notre Dame students after she had been drinking. She went to a hospital and reported the rape within 24 hours, but says campus cops seemed more interested in protecting the university's image than investigating the crime.
Her father, a Notre Dame alumni, wrote the university president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, and pleaded with campus police to investigate the attacks.
He told the Chicago Tribune, “I'm involved in this because I love Notre Dame and I don't want to see this happen again. Notre Dame has done so much good over the years, but I think there's an issue that needs to be corrected.”
The first case ended in the 19-year-old victim's tragic suicide nine days after she reported the attack. Her name was Elizabeth Seeberg, and she attended St. Mary's College. Campus police didn't look into her attack until fourteen days after Elizabeth's suicide. Elizabeth's parents say campus police still have yet to look into cell phone records involved in the case, and no charges have been filed.
The second woman, also 19, says she was attacked by Notre Dame students after she had been drinking. She went to a hospital and reported the rape within 24 hours, but says campus cops seemed more interested in protecting the university's image than investigating the crime.
Her father, a Notre Dame alumni, wrote the university president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, and pleaded with campus police to investigate the attacks.
He told the Chicago Tribune, “I'm involved in this because I love Notre Dame and I don't want to see this happen again. Notre Dame has done so much good over the years, but I think there's an issue that needs to be corrected.”
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