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Return the rights of the accused in sexual harassment cases on college campuses

Created by J.T. on May 14, 2013

This administration has sent two letters to colleges and universities across the country removing the rights of the accused and freedom of speech.

While sexual harassment/sexual assault is a serious and heinous crime, false accusations of sexual harassment/sexual assault toward (mostly) men and women is almost as damaging and can ruin a life unnecessarily.

OCR's April 4 letter requires colleges and universities investigating allegations of sexual harassment/sexual violence on campus to use a "preponderance of the evidence" standard to determine if someone is guilty. This merely requires that it is "more likely than not" that someone is responsible for what they are accused of, and it is our judiciary's lowest standard of proof.

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