2) National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org/ 3) Break the Cycle-: https://www.breakthecycle.org/ 4) Community Legal Services: http;//www.clsaz.org/ Contacting the police office does not mean you must press charges. Ask about filing an “informational” (informal) report, which covers the expenses for a rape exam and provides a record of the incident if you later decide to file charges. Whether or not criminal charges are filed, a campus administrative investigation will be conducted and handled through the Director of Education/College President’s office if the incident is officially reported to this office. Campus sanctions can be imposed regardless of the criminal investigation. If a student reports or witnesses sexual misconduct at Sumner College and asks for an investigation, they will not face disciplinary action for breaking college rules on drug or alcohol use, trespassing, entering school buildings without permission, or other violations discovered due to the report. This protection applies unless the college finds that the report was made dishonestly or that the rule violation was severe, such as endangering someone else’s health and safety. If You Are Sexually Assaulted: Employees Remember that you are not to blame - no one deserves to be sexually assaulted. I mmediately contact one of the following offices : C ollege P resident : 503.972.6230 P ortland P olice : 911 Talk to someone you trust about the incident - a good friend, a family member, and/or a member of the college community. Talking to someone can help you clarify your options. • Due to the importance of preserving evidence, Sumner • College will communicate the importance to the victim to not wash, shower, douche, change, destroy or clean the clothes you wore during the assault. These provide vital evidence should you later decide to prosecute. • Contacting the police department does not mean you must press charges. Ask about filing an “informational” (informal) report, which covers the expenses for a rape exam and provides a record of the incident if you later decide to file charges.
If You Are Sexually Assaulted: Students Remember that you are not to blame - no one deserves to be sexually assaulted. I mmediately contact one of the following offices : C ollege P resident : 503.972.6230 P ortland P olice : 911 Victims have the right to decline reporting the crime to authorities if they choose. Talk to someone you trust about the incident- a good friend, a family member, and/or a member of the college community. Talking to someone can help you clarify your options. Due to the importance of preserving evidence, Sumner College will communicate the importance to the victim to not wash, shower, douche, change, destroy or clean the clothes you wore during the assault. These provide vital evidence should you later decide to prosecute. Preservation of evidence may assist in proving an alleged offense occurred or may be helpful in obtaining an order of protection and therefore time is of the essence. Sumner College does not offer on-campus victim’s services; however, all students are encouraged to contact the student services department to receive information on services available in the community. Some of those services include: 1) Domestic Violence Resource Center: http://www.dvrc-or.org/ be treated as confidential and only shared with persons who have a specific need-to-know, i.e., those who are investigating/ adjudicating the report or those involved in providing support services to the victim, including accommodations and protective measures. By only sharing personally identifiable information with individuals on a need-to-know basis, the institution will maintain as confidential, any accommodations or protective measures provided to the victim to the extent that maintaining such confidentiality would not impair the ability of the institution to provide the accommodations or protective measures. The College does not publish the name of crime victims or other identifiable information regarding victims in the Daily Crime Log or in the annual crime statistics that are disclosed in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Furthermore, when a Timely Warning Notice is issued, including on the basis of a report of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, the name of the victim and other personally identifiable information about the victim will be withheld. The College reserves the right to notify parents/guardians of dependent students regarding any health or safety risk, or a change in student status. The Crime Log can be viewed by request to a school administrator.
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