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#RapedAtSpelman

#RapedAtSpelman

Updated May 11, 2016 at 08:41PM EDT by Brad.

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Overview

#RapedAtSpelman is a sexual assault controversy surrounding a detailed account of an alleged gang rape incident at Morehouse College posted by an anonymous freshman student at Spelman College on Twitter in early May 2015.

Background

On May 2nd, 2016, the @RapedAtSpelman[1] Twitter feed was launched by an anonymous person claiming to be a freshman enrolled at Spelman College, a historically black women's liberal arts school and part of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Consortium, in Atlanta, Georgia. On the ad-hoc Twitter account, the author revealed a story of how she was recently gang raped by several students from Morehouse College, a historically black all-male college and a fellow member school of the AUC Consortium, and further explained that she decided to come forward through an anonymous Twitter account out of fear of retaliation from other students.[2] In addition, the author also claimed that the dean of the school told her that “Spelman & Morehouse are brother & sister” and she should “give them a pass” (shown below) during a meeting with the Dean in the wake of the incident.



Notable Developments

Following the creation of the account, Twitter users outraged by the allegations began posting messages in support of the anonymous student along with the hashtag #RapedByMorehouse[3] and #RapedAtSpelman[4] (shown below). Additionally, several protests were held by students at both Spelman and Morehouse.


Marc Lamont Hill @marclamonthill Follow I need my Morehouse brothers and sons to understand that #rapedbymorehouse is a call to end campus r--- culture, not a universal indictment. 4:31 PM -3 May 2016 わ다 1,270 1,143 MH WELCOME CN RM l0 4PM Follow Avery. @Philosavery #RapedAtSpelman #PackTheHalls takeover begins. 8:19 AM- 3 May 2016 다 62 27 Da'Shaun Harrison @iAmRoyal Follow Just like that, the sun's out and the protest is underway.#RapedByMorehouse #RapedAtSpelman 4:10 PM -3 May 2016 44 , 56

On May 4th, BuzzFeed News published an article about the online reaction to the Twitter account. The same day, Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell posted an open letter[5] to students of the university, announcing that the college had found a new Title IX and compliance director. The same day, Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. released a statement[7] claiming that "the information anonymously shared on Twitter was our very first indication of this incident" and that the college would "pursue the investigation to the fullest extent possible." On May 5th, Twitter user @iAmRoyal[8] posted a statement purportedly written by the creator of the @RapedAtSpelman account (shown below).


MY STATEMENT I decided to remain anonymous because Spelman College and Morehouse College do not support or help survivors. In the statements they released yesterday, they claim to take sexual assault/violence very seriously. However, they do not. All the survivors in the AUC、 if asked would tell you that there has been little to no progress on their Title IX cases That said, I will not come out to the media to give them a story. I will, however, speak to administration when the time is right for me. I still will not be returning to Spelman in the Fall. I am only speaking with administration again because student organizers have encouraged me to. My case WAS reported and I'm unsure of what they've done with it since the fall semester All of the personal attacks on social media have not only caused me to be depressed, but have pushed me to continue self-harm- which I will be getting counseling for. People have been more focused on knowing my name instead of fighting against the issue of sexual assault. This is bigger than me. It's bigger than the hashtag. This is about holding our institutions accountable for what they do. Attacking students who are helping me get my story out there is NOT the right thing to do. Some of them are survivors and can relate to me. I thank them for what they do. I love Spelman, CAU, and Morehouse enough to tell them when they are wrong, but I don't love them enough to stay We need to treat sexual assault on campus with more urgency, commitment, and compassion. Along with looking at my case, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and Morehouse College should be looking at ALL cases and provide a safe environment for students to report.

The same day, NBC Los Angeles[9] reported that no police report had been filed and no investigation was being conducted by Atlanta police because no one had come forward to report the crime. In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the rape allegations, including NY Daily News,[6] Jezebel,[10] The Washington Post,[11] The Daily Dot,[12] NBC News[13] and CNN.[14]

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External References

[1] Twitter – @RapedAtSpelman

[2] Twitter – @RapedAtSpelman

[3] Twitter – #RapedByMorehouse

[4] Twitter – #RapedAtSpelman

[5] Spelman.edu – Title IX Update

[6] NY Daily News – Anonymous Twitter allegations of gang rape of Spelman College

[7] Morehouse.edu – Presidents Statement to the Community

[8] Twitter – @_iAmRoyal

[9] NBC Los Angeles – #RapedAtSpelman Twitter Account Alleges Morehouse Gang Rape

[10] Jezebel – Twitter user alleges that Spelman College silenced her

[11] The Washington Post – Spelman, Morehouse investigate gang rape

[12] The Daily Dot – College launch investigation after anonymous student tweets rape allegations

[13] NBC News – #RapedAtSpelman

[14] CNN – Atlanta colleges look into anonymous Twitter rape claim

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It's literally nothing. There's no proof. There's no victim. There's no alleged perpetrator. This is literally a ghost controversy, one in which the only details known are the supposed location it took place.

It feels like this is the new "mass murder" ghost stories that you used to hear about. "That old abandoned house? The owner was crazy and murdered people". "That old Forrest back there, a crazy murderer used to go out and kill girls there".

Only instead of murder, it's rape. And instead of using it to scare people for laughs, this is being used to scare people into being angry.

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Let's take a look.

Is it a rape allegation? Yep.
Was it posted on social media by the alleged victim? Yep.
Is the account it was posted on anonymous? Yep.
Has fucking BuzzFeed covered the story? Yep.
Is there a police report for the incident? Nope.
Has anything even close to being evidence been presented? Nope.

Verdict:

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