. Sharing of Evidence: During the investigation, the complainant and respondent will be provided with copies of or allowed to inspect all evidence collected. Either party may submit responses to the evidence to the Investigator or may submit any additional evidence contradicting or corroborating the evidence collected by the Investigator. . Preliminary Investigative Report: The Investigator will prepare an investigative report that fairly summarizes the relevant evidence. At the conclusion of the investigation, the Investigator will provide the complainant and respondent and their advisors with a copy of the preliminary investigative report allowing a 10-day response period for both parties to review and respond to the report. . Final Investigative Report: Once this 10-day response period is concluded, the investigator will review any responses received and finalize the report. The complainant, the respondent and their advisors will simultaneously receive a copy of this written report at least 10 days in advance of the scheduled hearing. . Advisors: Both the complainant and the respondent have the right to have an advisor present during all phases of the investigation and hearing. The advisor can be, but is not required to be, an attorney. If a party does not have an advisor for the live hearing, the Bible Institute will appoint an advisor of its choice without fee or charge to that party, who may be, but is not required to be, an attorney, to represent the party during the hearing. . Police Investigations: The Investigator will investigate the complaint independent of any external law enforcement investigations that may be ongoing. Investigators may need to postpone the investigation until law enforcement has concluded the evidence gathering portion of their investigation but will resume the investigation as quickly as possible. . Written Notice of Hearing: The Title IX Coordinator and the Investigator will provide written notification of the date, time, location, participants, allegations and purpose of the hearing, to all parties and witnesses whose participation is invited or expected within 10 days of the hearing to provide sufficient time to prepare to participate. . Decision-maker: If the respondent is a student, the Dean of Students will serve as the decision-maker for the hearing if the respondent is an employee, the Human Resources Manager will serve as the decision-maker. The role of the decision-maker will be to oversee the resolution of the complaint by interviewing all appropriate parties, including witnesses, determining the relevance of all questions posed under cross-examination, evaluating the relevance of all evidence submitted and rendering a decision of responsibility. . Hearing Format: The live hearing will be conducted in a manner so that all parties can see and hear testimony at all times. During the hearing, the parties may be in separate rooms (at the request of either party) or the hearing (in-part or in-whole) may be conducted virtually as long as there is appropriate technology to allow for the parties, their advisors, and the decision-maker to see and hear testimony at all times. The hearing will be recorded or transcribed, and a copy of the recording/transcription will be provided to both the complainant and respondent for review. . Rules for Questioning Parties and Witnesses: Only the advisors for the parties or the decision-maker may question the testifying parties and witnesses, but the advisors must be allowed to question each testifying person directly, orally, and in real time. All questioning must be conducted in a professional and polite manner. Questioners may only ask relevant questions. Before the party or witness answers a question, the decision- maker must first determine whether the question is relevant and explain any decision to exclude a question as not relevant. Questions and evidence about the complainant’s sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior are not relevant, unless such questions and evidence are offered to prove that someone other than the respondent
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