A fraternity on the College of Southern California has been briefly suspended afterexperiences of sexual assault and drugging on the home in Los Angeles.
The USC Division of Public Security mentioned it acquired a report of sexual assault on the Sigma Nu fraternity home, in addition to experiences of “medication being positioned into drinks throughout a celebration on the similar fraternity home, resulting in attainable drug-facilitated sexual assaults,” in line with a safety alert Wednesday.
The fraternity was positioned on interim suspension and prohibited from organizing “any actions,” in line with the alert.
The college reported the incident to the Los Angeles Police Division, in line with the USC Division of Public Security.
The college mentioned in an announcement that it “takes experiences of sexual assault extraordinarily critically and has a coordinated response workforce designed to promptly reply.”
“We’re deeply involved when any pupil experiences any type of trauma, and we provide each personal and confidential assist assets, in addition to supportive measures, to concerned events,” the assertion mentioned. “Whereas we’re unable to debate the specifics of this matter as a consequence of pupil privateness legal guidelines, we’re unequivocal in our dedication to fostering a protected atmosphere for all of our college students, school and workers.”
The fraternity’s nationwide headquarters mentioned it acquired discover of the interim suspension Thursday.
“The Fraternity is worried by these critical allegations and can search to work with College officers to research the matter,” the group mentioned in a statement. “The Fraternity will decide its additional actions based mostly upon the investigation. Sigma Nu Fraternity stays dedicated to responding appropriately to all issues of confirmed misconduct.”
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The Los Angeles Police Division didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the investigation.
The college was encouraging anybody with details about the incidents to contact the USC Division of Public Security or the Workplace for Fairness, Equal Alternative, and Title IX.
“No motion or inaction by a sexual assault survivor makes that individual answerable for one other individual’s abusive or legal conduct,” the college mentioned in an announcement.
The college provided a list of resources for students, together with USC’s Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Companies (RSVP) at 213-740-4900, accessible 24 hours, for medical assets, emotional assist and advocacy.
If you’re a survivor of sexual assault, RAINN provides assist by means of the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE & online.rainn.org).
