Florida A&M is trying to pressure an alleged sexual assault victim to reveal her identity
In what will surely be another obstacle preventing sexual assault victims from coming forward, Florida A&M University and Dartmouth College have recently threatened to dismiss lawsuits unless the accusers reveal their names in public.
According to the New York Times, both schools have demanded in court that sexual assault accusers, whose identities are known to school administrators and lawyers, also share their names with the public.
In one case, an accuser only identified as “S.B.” claims she was raped three times at Florida A&M between 2012 and 2013, and that the school failed to adequately investigate her claims or protect her from coming into contact with the alleged rapists.
In response, the school now demands “her legal name be provided to jurors at trial," insisting that this was essential for “a fair and open trial” because she has already publicly named her accusers.
Read more: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/05/31/florida-aandm-is-trying-to-pressure-an-alleged-sexual-assault-victim-to-reveal-her-identity
