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November 26, 2004, Friday, BC cycle
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 343 words
HEADLINE: Student's lawsuit says Georgia college failed to protect students from rape
DATELINE: ROME, Ga.
BODY:
A college student filed a lawsuit accusing the school of failing to protect her from a former student who allegedly stalked, assaulted and repeatedly raped her.
The woman said the school received repeated complaints of attacks by the man but did nothing about it.
The woman filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Berry College and Marcus Sandelowsky, who has transferred to another school. He has not been charged, and denied the allegations when confronted by college officials last spring.
The lawsuit claims the incidents took place from September 2001 to February.
Two other women accused Sandelowsky of attacking them after the private college was alerted to the assaults on the first woman, the lawsuit says. It claims the college about 65 miles northwest of Atlanta did not inform local police, instead treating the incidents as a disciplinary matter.
Sandelowsky, 21, was expelled in April after a college judicial board found him guilty of sexually harassing and assaulting the women, according to college documents. Sandelowsky later was allowed to withdraw from school without punishment, according to the lawsuit.
"Why didn't they react after receiving complaint after complaint?" asked Amanda Farahany, the attorney for the woman who filed the lawsuit. "Why, after multiple girls complained about him, did they not take steps to get him away from their other students or to make the students aware?"
Floyd County police Investigator David Stewart said his department became aware of the complaints in May when a campus police officer asked for advice on how to handle the case. The department is investigating.
District Attorney Leigh Patterson said she was awaiting the conclusion of the police investigation to determine whether to pursue criminal charges.
The college's attorney, Jo Stegall, said Wednesday he had not seen the lawsuit. "I think there are two sides to every story," he said. "I'm kind of handcuffed as far as what I can say."
Sandelowsky's father, William Sandelowsky, said the family has no comment.
LOAD-DATE: November 27, 2004
Copyright 2004 Associated Press
All Rights Reserved
The Associated Press
These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press
November 26, 2004, Friday, BC cycle
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 343 words
HEADLINE: Student's lawsuit says Georgia college failed to protect students from rape
DATELINE: ROME, Ga.
BODY:
A college student filed a lawsuit accusing the school of failing to protect her from a former student who allegedly stalked, assaulted and repeatedly raped her.
The woman said the school received repeated complaints of attacks by the man but did nothing about it.
The woman filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Berry College and Marcus Sandelowsky, who has transferred to another school. He has not been charged, and denied the allegations when confronted by college officials last spring.
The lawsuit claims the incidents took place from September 2001 to February.
Two other women accused Sandelowsky of attacking them after the private college was alerted to the assaults on the first woman, the lawsuit says. It claims the college about 65 miles northwest of Atlanta did not inform local police, instead treating the incidents as a disciplinary matter.
Sandelowsky, 21, was expelled in April after a college judicial board found him guilty of sexually harassing and assaulting the women, according to college documents. Sandelowsky later was allowed to withdraw from school without punishment, according to the lawsuit.
"Why didn't they react after receiving complaint after complaint?" asked Amanda Farahany, the attorney for the woman who filed the lawsuit. "Why, after multiple girls complained about him, did they not take steps to get him away from their other students or to make the students aware?"
Floyd County police Investigator David Stewart said his department became aware of the complaints in May when a campus police officer asked for advice on how to handle the case. The department is investigating.
District Attorney Leigh Patterson said she was awaiting the conclusion of the police investigation to determine whether to pursue criminal charges.
The college's attorney, Jo Stegall, said Wednesday he had not seen the lawsuit. "I think there are two sides to every story," he said. "I'm kind of handcuffed as far as what I can say."
Sandelowsky's father, William Sandelowsky, said the family has no comment.
LOAD-DATE: November 27, 2004