Gustavus College declined to discuss the case or confirm Cobbs’ account.

USA Today reports.

500-word essay assigned as punishment for sexual assault at Gustavus College

A student found responsible for sexual assault by Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., got off with not much more than a typical homework assignment — a 500-word essay about consent.

That is, at least, the claim of students “and concerned alumni” who organized protests last week at the small liberal arts school, according to a report from Inside Higher Ed.

Shantoria Cobbs, a student at Gustavus, told the publication that the student successfully appealed a suspension and his punishment was reduced to the essay, working with a mentor and suspension from some campus activities.