"Top 10 Ways to Get Away With Rape" list found in Ohio college dorm

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Excerpt of "Top Ten Ways to Get Away with Rape" list reportedly found in a co-ed dorm bathroom at Miami University of Ohio.

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(CBS) HAMILTON, Ohio- Miami University is under fire for a list that was discovered posted in bathroom of a freshman co-ed dorm titled, "The Top 10 Ways to Get Away With Rape," the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

This list includes a variety of illegal suggestions on how to get away with rape such as using roofies, preying on females walking alone, climbing into windows and slitting the victim's throat if the rapist is identified, reported the Cincinnati Enquirer who published the list.

Tip 10 reads, "RAPE RAPE RAPE, its (sic) college boys live it up!!" The flier was found by a resident assistant at McBride Hall over the weekend and reported it to the university's Wellness Office on Monday.

Discovery of the flier has prompted officials at Miami U. to launch a police investigation that may result in internal disciplinary action for the student responsible for posting the flyer. Police presence at the dorm has also increased.

But students such as Kate Van Fossen, the vice president of Women Against Violence and Sexual Assault (WAVE), are criticizing Miami's response, saying that the university has not taken enough action at a place where at least 27 sexual assaults have been reported since 2009.

"If I wasn't involved with WAVE I wouldn't have known about this incident," Van Fossen said Friday. "The university is brushing this issue ... under the rug."

Van Fossen pointed out that the university's sexual assault prevention coordinator position has been vacant for a year. A representative from the school said that the university went through three rounds of recruiting to find a candidate but that the person who accepted the job a month ago bowed out for another position.

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by zoltankh October 18, 2012 12:40 PM EDT: Hold on a second, does no one here realize how fake this list is? Please actually take a second to read how cheesy and poorly written it is.

Try to imagine someone writing those 10 reasons seriously and then posting it up on the wall for all to see.

This list was obviously written and posted by one of the feminist club member and then quickly "discovered" so they could gain some popularity.

Please, everyone, take a little time to use some common sense and realize 99% of men don't rape and that this issue is being overinflated.; Reply to this comment


by rizmeister October 17, 2012 10:10 AM EDT: Just as male peers "encourage" rape as we see here, this type of "boys will be boys" attitude is a key factor in this issue. Rape may be illegal, but until men stand up and denounce this attitude, it will still be thought of as a "women's issue". This is a moral and human issue. Good men MUST stand up in a public and private forums and denounce and rebuke with disgust this behavior and thinking.; Reply to this comment


by SusanR921 October 17, 2012 7:48 AM EDT: Penn State took swift action because the victims were children. However, when he victim is 17 or 18, the schools and legislators turn a blind eye to the felony crime of rape.

Read about the University of Virginia's lack of response at www.uvavictimsofrape.com; Reply to this comment


by Teddie Seeley October 17, 2012 7:09 AM EDT: I'm sure this is not the only University, sweeping sexual abuse, under the rug.; Reply to this comment


by brinxster October 17, 2012 12:07 AM EDT: Crazy kids today and their rape lists.; Reply to this comment


by barbarita811 October 16, 2012 10:30 AM EDT: a)this is a school that cost lots of money to attend and live at
b)reputation = less money
c) this school has a reputation for sweeping things like this under the rug
d) once U.M was respected but after all the scandals with the football team and the sex assaults i a not surprised they swept this under the rug

eh its like watching another penn state in the making !; Reply to this comment