University under review for handling of three sexual assault complaints

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'A federal complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison about its handling of a sexual assault report — one of three such complaints filed against UW-Madison in 2015 — alleges the victim was subjected to a sexually hostile environment because the university failed to respond promptly and equitably.

When the woman "expressed her concern about the many inequalities in UW-Madison's procedure via her advocate, (redacted) explained: 'We are locked into a system based on the rights of the accused,'" says the heavily redacted complaint obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Colleges need only a "preponderance of evidence" showing it's more likely than not that a crime occurred to justify meting out punishment. That's a lower standard than the burden of proof in a criminal court.

University officials in Wisconsin and elsewhere have raised concerns that they are being asked to determine guilt without the legal authority to compel evidence, and they could be sued by an accused student punished under the lesser burden of proof. Many have questioned whether disciplining students in cases of reported sexual assaults is the role of a university.'