Violence against women on campuses will only be addressed when institutions – including Oxford University – take it seriouslyIn October 2011,while at Oxford University, I was raped by a fellow student. What was nearly worse than the rape itself was the way I was treated by those I asked for assist. I felt disbelieved and began to blame myself for what had happened. It made what was already a desperately difficult time much harder.
I reported the incident to the local police. I did not know the perpetrator myself, and so I gave the police a description and the details I knew from our interaction,but they did not record anything. They said it sounded like sex with regrets. I then went to a university counsellor. As I recollect it, the woman said that it wasn’t his or my fault, or asked why I had been drinking so much.
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Source: theguardian.com