Administrators at Curry College, a private liberal arts school in Milton, Massachussetts, waited nearly a week to tell students and the rest of the campus community about an alleged gang rape of a student — described in court documents as “highly intoxicated” — in the dorms last month.
“I’ve written to you today in an effort to share appropriate factual information while continuing to respect the privacy of the student who reported the alleged assault and the ongoing nature of the proceedings by external law enforcement,” Maryellen Kiley, the college’s dean of students, wrote in a Jan. 28 email, according to the Boston Globe. The alleged attack occurred on January 22nd. Curry College spokeswoman Frances Jackson said the administration wanted to wait until the men were arrested before sending out the notice, which seems fair — except that they were arrested on Friday, January 25, and the email wasn’t sent until the following Monday.