Sexual assault should be handled by the justice system, not campus kangaroo courts.

From the Washington Examiner:

Chicago Tribune calls for police reporting of campus sexual assault

A Chicago Tribune editorial from Friday called for colleges and universities to turn accusations of sexual assault over to the police.

While the editorial board spends the first half of the article repeating largely discredited arguments (the myth that one in five women will be raped in college and the accusation from Emma Sulkowicz), albeit with some skepticism, it spends the second half advocating for police involvement.

“The advantages of involving police and prosecutors from the outset are obvious: They have forensic resources, investigative skills, extensive experience and legal powers that colleges lack,” the editorial board wrote. “All of which makes it easier for civil authorities to establish the truth about these incidents — and to impose consequences.”

The Tribune also acknowledges that the worst a college can do to an alleged rapist is expel them, leaving them free to continue raping off campus.

The editorial brings up an important point that colleges should provide assistance to accusers to make sure that police reporting doesn’t deter people from coming forward. At the same time, police and prosecutors need to ensure they “handle these cases with dispatch and sensitivity.”