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U-M Report: 12 Percent Of Campus Students Have Experienced Sexual Assault

ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) - The University of Michigan reports about 11 percent of students at its Ann Arbor campus students say they experienced some form of sexual behavior without their consent in the past year.

A report released Wednesday also says about 12 percent of female undergraduates "experienced nonconsensual sexual penetration."

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel addressed the details of the survey.

"Our goal with this survey was to gain a deep understanding about sexual misconduct and the circumstances surrounding incidents on our campus so we can devise better ways to prevent misconduct and address its consequences," said Schlissel.

The University of Michigan reports students "overwhelmingly say they feel safe from sexual misconduct."

"These students could be anyone's daughters and sons and we owe them our very best efforts to make our campus as safe as possible and provide them with the support they need to move forward," Schlissel said.

"Information this thorough - this level of detail has never been gathered before at the University of Michigan - we are now armed with new insights into the problem."

The report is based on a campus-wide survey of sexual misconduct at the university. It's based on a sample of 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Michigan State University and other schools nationwide are conducting similar surveys.

University statement here.
Full report here.

 

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