ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With parents all over the country getting ready to send their children off to college, there’s an important conversation that’s not happening as much as it should.
This month, the Cincinnati Enquirer produced a multimedia report called “The Sex Talk: The conversation that is not happening about campus sexual assault."
The report paints a detailed picture of why the subject is so hard for parents and students to talk about. It highlights many of the complex issues surrounding the topic that include consent, alcohol, fear and rape culture.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has more than 400 pending sexual violence cases currently under investigation. Twenty of those cases involve Florida schools. They include two cases at Florida State, one at the University of Florida, two at the University of Central Florida, two at the University of South Florida and one at the University of Tampa. The last was just opened on July 19.
Some of the factors involved in campus sexual assault can be confusing, embarrassing or even intimidating. There's a fear factor that keeps some people from reporting these types of crimes. Also, alcohol is often involved in instances of campus sexual assault, and there's the issue of consent which can be hard to prove or disprove in court.
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