College sex crime investigations violate rights of men, too: Editorial

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'We've seen story after story about the pitfalls of allowing universities to handle sex crimes. Most of the focus has been on the harm to victims: Campus police bumble investigations; image-conscious administrators discourage women from pressing charges; kangaroo courts with inadequate training dole out mere slaps on the wrist.
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But it's not just the rights of victims that are violated when we allow universities to prosecute these crimes. It's also the rights of the accused -- who are increasingly claiming discrimination under Title IX, the federal gender-equality statute, the New York Times reported yesterday.

This is an entirely valid complaint. Sex assaults, like any other serious felony, should be handled by our criminal justice system. Colleges should not be permitted to use their own separate tribunals. Defense lawyers who argue that their male clients have been discriminated against should be on the same side as advocates for female victims who say universities don’t treat sex crimes seriously enough.

Their grievance is the same: This is amateur hour, which is dangerous for everyone involved.'