A settlement for a class action lawsuit between the University of Michigan and a student was approved by a federal judge Wednesday. The university said the core of the settlement is establishing a team to address and prevent sexual misconduct.
"Males that are victims of sexual assault need to be encouraged to speak up and use their voice - to open up about the experience the same as we encouraged women," said Dr. Sarah Williams.
When Elizabeth Axley first told Liberty University officials she had been raped, she was confident they d do the right thing. After all, the evangelical Christian school invoked scripture to encourage students to report abuse.
The school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell ignored reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for breaking its moral code, say former students.