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SATI e-News: October 9, 2002
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Mishandling
of Campus Rapes Becomes Issue in Congressional Race |
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In a campaign ad broadcast on New
York radio stations, Rep. Felix Grucci (R-NY) has accused his
challenger of turning his back on rape victims as an
administrator at Southampton College, according to Newsday.
In the ad, a female narrator says: "Rape, a woman's worst
nightmare. But when rapes increased at Southampton College, the
college administration under provost Tim Bishop discouraged some
attacks from being reported, and the college's own newspaper
reported that Tim Bishop's team falsified rape statistics in the
student handbook. . . after sexual assaults on campus continued,
Tim Bishop was asked by students to promote better school
security. He said to students, quote, 'I can't tell you that
you're safe here. I can't tell your parents that you're safe
here.' Tim Bishop now thinks his inaction to protect innocent
students qualifies him to be Long Island's next congressman,"
the narrator concludes.
According to Newsday, the ads are based on rape reports
dating to 1990 and 1994, which were covered in Southampton's
student newspaper, the Windmill. The Grucci campaign is
standing behind the ads. Although they were withdrawn for a
short time last week due to a temporary restraining order
obtained by Long Island University, which runs Southampton, an
appellate court lifted the stay. The campaign deleted mention of
the university in re-broadcasting the ads.
Democratic challenger, Timothy Bishop, has been on leave from
his position as provost at Southampton since April 1 in order to
run for Congress. According to Newsday, Bishop denies the
validity of the charges made in the ad, saying that the ad
twisted the meaning by excerpting from his statement to
students.
“A
claim by Grucci prompts bitter dispute in campaign,"
Newsday,
October 1, 2002. |
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