Sex Assualt hoax at Boston College launches investigation
As we’ve reported before, campus hoaxes are sadly common.
Steve Annear of Boston Magazine reports.
Boston College Sexual Assault Confession Deemed ‘Hoax’
Boston College officials are conducting an investigation into a post that detailed a series of sexual assaults on the school’s campus that was anonymously submitted to a Facebook page reserved for student confessions.
On Wednesday, Paul Chebator, dean of students at Boston College, said a student came forward and admitted that the post, which discussed three separate non-consensual sexual acts, was a “hoax,” however, officials are continuing to look into the circumstances surrounding the incident. “Boston College officials were alerted to this posting late [Tuesday] afternoon.
Student Affairs and BC Police conferred and commenced an investigation. Yesterday evening a student came forward on his own to BCPD and admitted that the entire post was a hoax,” Chebator said in a statement Wednesday. “The student appeared quite remorseful; nevertheless, this matter will continue to be investigated and the student will be referred to the Student Conduct System for resolution of this matter.”
“Boston College Confessions” is not affiliated with the school, but it’s essentially a Facebook page where students submit their confessions via Google doc, and the Facebook page administrators post them to the page. BC students use the page to recap things that have happened to them on campus, without attaching their name to it. A lot of the “confessions” involve experiences at parties or sexual encounters with other students.
The lengthy story sent to BC Confessions, which set off a firestorm of angry responses in the comments section on the page, called post “No. 7122,” revealed in-depth details about three separate sexual assaults that allegedly occurred on the school’s property.
Comments
Hoax, schmoax. It’s the seriousness of the charges. Find somebody and prosecute him.
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