Ten percent of female University of Oregon students raped: survey

REUTERS: About 10 percent of female University of Oregon students surveyed have been raped while attending the school and the vast majority of those sexual assault cases were never reported to campus officials, school researchers found.

The findings come after the school faced criticism over its handling of an alleged rape involving three basketball players that preceded the resignation of former university president Michael Gottfredson.

University researchers said 35 percent of students – and 14 percent of men – had at least one forcible sexual encounter and about 90 percent of students assaulted never told of the violence… (more)

EDITOR: Shocking. We suspect much of this is attributable to the current practices of binge drinking on weekends by college students. Booze and youthful libido are an explosive combination.

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