USC is investigating possible drugging and sexual assault at a fraternity.
Students protested after alleged sexual assault and drugging incidents at a fraternity that has been temporarily suspended as police investigate.There was a"troubling delay" in acting on multiple reports of possible drugging and sexual assault at a University of Southern California fraternity, the school's president acknowledged in aLast week, USC informed students that itafter an alleged sexual assault and"possible drug-facilitated sexual assaults" at its house.
The school's Clery Office, which tracks and discloses campus crime, received information on both sets of events on Oct. 20, at which point the Sigma Nu fraternity was suspended and students notified. "We are still investigating what occurred next, but there was clearly uncertainty regarding how to assess and process the information, and it was not immediately escalated to the Clery Office or others," she added.Since first alerting the school community to the alleged incidents at Sigma Nu, USC has received additional reports of sexual assault and possible drugging at other fraternity houses this fall and in previous years, Folt said.
Activities at all USC fraternities have been suspended indefinitely, and USC will permanently ban or delist fraternities"if warranted," Folt said.
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