B.C. woman’s ‘traumatizing’ sexual assault probe at UBCO leads to human rights complaint
A former UBC Okanagan student who was sexually assaulted while working as a resident advisor has filed a human rights complaint against the university over how her investigation was handled.Black Press Media has chosen to refer to the survivor by the chosen name of Rose.
“The investigator had in her personal notes that I had said ‘no’ to sexual advances but left it out of the final report and ultimately made the call that because I didn’t say no it wasn’t assault,” Rose said. “She actively chose to confirm the Respondent’sstory, without providing any evidence of the matter. There are other, more trauma-informed, procedurally fair, and impartial ways of concluding this investigation, such as ‘there are no findings,’ or ‘there is insufficient evidence to pursue disciplinary action.”
An alternative resolution process involves both parties to consent to a process where they discuss the incident and work to find an appropriate resolution. Rose declined to participate and chose to proceed with the investigation. Under UBCO’s sexual misconduct policy, only the complainant can propose an alternative resolution process.
After the assault, one such evaluation noted that she was not participating enough with the RA team and not being “present” for her residence, as well as having poor stress management. In response, UBC’s Director of Investigations Carly Stanhope wrote that the investigation could not be appealed and offered to meet with Rose to discuss ways the university could improve.
“With this specific case, I think the survivor is owed an apology — a meaningful apology. Not only for what they experienced in the investigation, but what they experienced as an employee and student of the university.”
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