Students protest university's presumption of innocence prior to hearing

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2015-04-30 08:12

Story here. Excerpt:

'"We are very angry because a staff member was assaulted by a grad student and that student is still allowed on campus," says Marie Reimers.

Frustrated students protested at Central Michigan University today. It's all over a recent sexual assault case. They want the university to suspend the student charged with the crime.

Pradeep Gujjula is charged with criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree. A CMU staff member told campus police that he asked to take a photo with her and then touched her chest.

He's since been banned from academic buildings, except for the buildings his classes are in. Students say that's not enough.

"According to CMU's own sexual misconduct policy the university can take temporary interim measures between the time an assault happened and the time the assailant has their hearing. One of those measures is temporary suspension. CMU has not done that which we find very appalling," says Reimers.'

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... says he was suspended since the story ran. Presumed innocence isn't something our bastions of liberty seem much interested in.

Not saying he is innocent of the accusation. I am saying he ought to be presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. College hearings aren't competent to handle these kinds of complaints.

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2015-05-01 13:41