raped while student at UCLA
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Country: United States of AmericaState: CaliforniaWhen I was at UCLA, living in the dorms as a freshman, I was acquaintance raped by a man who lived on my floor. There was nothing I could do against him, since there was no kind of proof or anything. I am now reading that a university is required to do everything to prevent preventable crimes on campus, and acquaintance rape is a preventable crime. The precautions taken, e.g. emergency phones in garages, escort services, and night vans, seem specifically targeted for stranger rape prevention. Did the university have a legal obligation to protect me from the crime, since there are numerous studies and statistics dictating that 90 percent of campus rapes are acquaintance rape?