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Reporting
Sexual Assault
- As soon as convenient,
the victim should report incidents of sexual assault, including date
or acquaintance rape and gang rape to the Merced Community College Police
Department, the local Police (if off campus), Merced College faculty
or staff members, or designated Sexual Harassment Advisor.
- The victim should
make every attempt to preserve any physical evidence of the assault.
This may include not showering or bathing, use of feminine cleaning
products, not leaving the scene of the incident, and not disposing of
any damaged clothing or other items.
- The Campus Police,
with the victim’s consent, will immediately initiate a criminal
investigation of on-campus sexual assaults.
A Victim’s Advocate
(VA) will be assigned to provide non-investigatory victim’s assistance.
The VA will be attached to the Campus Police and assigned by the Chief
on an individual case basis. The functions of the VA are informal and
advisory, aimed solely at aiding the person seeking assistance, information
or advice. The VA will not investigate nor adjudicate complaints of sexual
assault or rape. The VA will assist the victim in changing academic and
living situations after a sexual assault if requested where reasonable
accommodation can be made.
The following disciplinary
action procedures may be imposed on recognized individual students, student
organization, and/or campus faculty and staff members found guilty of
sexual assault:
- Expulsion from
the campus
- Suspension or
probation
- Withdrawal of
campus recognition
- Informing organization’s
national or regional offices
- Disbanding of
local chapter
- Prohibiting participation
in campus activities
- Performance of
community service
- Dismissal from
employment
- Loss of all campus
privileges
- Psychological
counseling or assessment
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