UConn to Rape Victims: Here's Your $1.3 Million. Now Please Shut Up.
LatestThe University of Connecticut has settled a lawsuit filed by five women who claimed that the institution failed to protect them from sexual assault. The school will pay the plaintiffs a total of $1.3 million, and in return, UConn will admit no wrongdoing and the plaintiffs will agree to shut up.
Erica Daniels, Carolyn Luby, Rosemary Richi, Kylie Angell, and Silvanna Monccia filed suit against their alma mater last fall, alleging being treated like garbage after experiencing or writing about sexual assault. Luby was subject to stalking and harassment after penning an essay on rape culture within the school’s storied athletic programs (2 NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2014 BAY-BEEEE!). Moccia, a former hockey player, claims she was kicked off the team after reporting that a male hockey player had raped her. Angell’s rapist was found responsible for sexually assaulting her and kicked out of school, only to be allowed to re-enroll 2 weeks later (he ended up raping another student, a year later). Daniels and Richi each claimed that the school failed to consider evidence they presented in their sexual assault cases.