In late September, protests erupted on our campus in direct response to sexual assault allegations that surfaced on an anonymous messaging app. The allegations spurred a tidal wave of solidarity entangled in grief and frustration – and as demonstrations have begun abating, the mourning of survivors has overtaken the outrage of the protestors that spilled onto North Pleasant Street on the first weekend of our coverage.
In this third installment of our series Impunity: Sexual Assault and Accountability on a College Campus, we hear from Mic (they/them), who graduated from UMass Amherst in 2018 and experienced sexual assault in the first semester of their freshman year. Mic is referred to in this segment only by their preferred nickname, and their assailant is referred to by the alias David in an effort to protect both their identities.
This episode includes reporting from Amherst Wire Managing Editor Talia Heisey and WMUA News Editor Rebeca Pereira.
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