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06th May 2016

Student tweets the details of her rape and the shocking reaction of college officials after

Cassie Delaney

One in five women is sexually assaulted in college.

Of course, this number only reflects the incidences reported and previous reports and studies suggest that only  1percent of men and 8 percent of women report rape or sexual assault to the Gardaí. Victims cite the low level of convictions to be the reason they fail to report the crimes.

When one anonymous student found herself to be privy to the poor level of police action, she turned to Twitter to highlight the crime.

Tweeting under @RapedAtSpelman the student highlights the college’s inability to deal with the allegations and the barrage of abuse she suffered afterwards.

The tweets detail campus officials ask what she was wearing and quizzing her on what she was drinking. The student ultimately dropped out of the college as a result of the incident.

We have reached out to the Twitter account for verification. Article will be updated accordingly.

The college released a statement declaring that a full investigation into the incident was underway.

Spelman College President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stating:

“Our hearts go out to this student and I want to personally offer her our full support and assistance. We are a family at Spelman and we will not tolerate any episode of sexual violence. No student should ever have to suffer and endure the experience she has recounted on social media. Spelman is conducting a full and thorough review of these events.”