2nd sexual assault incident in 2 months at FAU

Yet another story about campus rape:

A second student in less than two weeks has reported being raped by a classmate in a residence hall at FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Around midnight Thursday, a student contacted campus police to report an acquaintance had attacked her the previous Sunday.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation continues, said Florida Atlantic University Police Deputy Chief Keith Totten.

The student accused has been temporarily suspended pending the results of the investigation. He is not allowed on campus.

Campus administrators moved quickly to alert students to the reported attack, sending out a campus e-mail Friday.

On October 13th, another student reported that a male classmate has sexually assaulted her. Police searched his dorm and charged him with illegal prescription drugs and alcohol. FAU Police did not notify students immediately after the report because the suspect was an acquaintance of the victim.

Totten warned students to be on alert, but he said there is no concern for panic. "This is not a serial rapist," he said. "This is a date rape."

Note: Rape is rape, and it doens't matter whether the perp is a stranger or familiar to the victim. What matters is the violation of the woman's bodily integrity, the trust issues that she will have, and the inability to depend on men in the future. The betrayal of trust is higher in a date or partner rape than a stranger rape.

According to a memo distributed by FAU officials, 15 to 20% of college women report rape, compared to 5% to 15% of college men. Other studies have shown the rate of sexual coercion (rape, other forms of sexual assault, and pressured or unwanted but legal sex) to be as high as 40% for women and 20% for men in college.)

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Another rape reported at FAU residence hall