密歇根新闻广播 密歇根州立大学被控诉在性侵犯调查中处理不力

A federal lawsuit¹ accuses Michigan State University of mishandling sexual assault complaints.

The lawsuit is being brought by four women, all seniors at MSU, who claim the university dragged out investigations³ into their sexual assault complaints.

The suit claims the university's mishandling of the cases violated provisions of Title IX.

Attorney Alex Zalkin says the women had to deal with ongoing⁴ harassment⁵ from their alleged⁶ attackers.

"If that's not deliberate indifference⁷ to the issue of sexual violence on campus, I don't know what is," says Zalkin.

Shayna Gross says she has been a victim of sexual assault, and of the university.

"Michigan State University's investigation² process has caused me harm and delivered me absolutely no justice," says Gross.

The lawsuit is seeking monetary⁸ damages. There is a possibility more plaintiffs could be added to the lawsuit.

This isn't the first time MSU's handling of sexual assault cases has been criticized. The U.S. Education Department has also been critical of how sexual assault complaints are investigated on the East Lansing campus.

The university has declined to comment on the lawsuit.

MSU spokesman Jason Cody issued this statement:

"Sexual misconduct in all of its forms is an issue university leaders take very seriously. Over the past several years, MSU has taken significant steps to increase resources for survivors⁹ and revise policies to hear complaints in a timely and fair manner consistent with federal guidance."

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

8 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

9 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者