Sex
Assault Trial Further Delayed
by Shahriar Kabir
This
Wednesday at the Oberlin Municipal Court, the preliminary hearing
for two Oberlin College students arraigned for rape was postponed
until Oct. 31 due to undisclosed reasons.
Conforming to College procedure first-year Bosko Tomasevic and junior
Djordje Eremic are still under temporary suspension as their
presence on campus could compromise the safety of others.
The postponement initially ran until the Oct. 24, but because of
Fall Break and the availability of witnesses it was further delayed.
In light of the two alleged sexual assaults and one alleged incident
of domestic violence that have happened on campus over the past
month the Colleges Sexual Assault Support Team (SAST) organized
a weeklong educational series for the Oberlin Community. Its aim
was to teach topics such as sexual offense policy and the law, sexism
and sexual offenses and consent. The SAST hopes the series will
prevent future assaults.
The
three days of interactive workshops culminated in two student discussion
forums. The sessions were poorly attended, however, and some organizers
felt that the anti-war campaign had overshadowed concerns about
sexual assault.
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