VMI cadet alleges sexual assault, faces criminal charge
The Roanoke Times reports:
A Virginia Military Institute cadet alleges that a male campus police officer, while investigating a theft from her dorm room, led her to a basement room, ordered her to strip and then performed a body cavity search. State police investigated and charged her with making a false report to law enforcement officers, and she has filed a sexual discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Education.
The cadet, who was scheduled to graduate in May, faces a hearing in August in Rockbridge County General District Court and an honor court prosecution that could result in VMI denying her a degree. On the advice of her Lexington attorney, Tom Simons, the cadet is talking with reporters about the charge and the civil rights discrimination complaint she filed following her June arrest. The Roanoke Times does not publish the names of possible victims of sexual assault, unless the person gives permission. In this case, the woman asked that her name not be published.
