Equal Opportunity and Title IX

Any information shared with the College is not shared with any outside entity, including Law Enforcement. If a complaintant thinks they may want to press charges, this person is encouraged to immediately be examined through the Victim Service Center of Central Florida. Their services include immediate support and advocacy to both reporting and non-reporting survivors of sexual assault, including forensic evidence collection. They will also provide confidential victim advocates to accompany reporting parties during the exam. These services are offered even if an individual chooses not to report the crime to law enforcement.

Evidence can be collected hours after an assault, but the sooner that it is done, the more likely that useful evidence can be recovered. Prior to a forensic exam, it is important not to bathe, shower, douche, change one’s clothes or disturb anything at the crime scene. Extremely valuable physical evidence can be obtained from the reporting party, the reporting party’s clothing and objects at the scene of the crime. Persons should be aware that because police records are public records, local police may not be able to hold reports of a crime in confidence.

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