New Title IX rules would make law inconsistent, campuses less safe, rape law experts says


LAWRENCE — The U.S. Department of Education released proposed new Title IX rules Friday, outlining a new process for how institutions of higher education would respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations. Now in a 60-day review period, the proposal drew immediate criticism from sexual assault advocates and activists who say the rules would discourage sexual assault reporting and could potentially make problems worse.

Corey Rayburn Yung, professor of law at the University of Kansas, has researched sexual assault and rape laws both on college campuses and in society. If adopted, the new rules would “make Title IX inconsistent with the processes used in other civil rights laws and campuses less safe for students,” Yung said.

Yung is available to discuss the proposed rules with the media. He can talk about Title IX, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual harassment law, rape reporting, police handling of rape cases, sexual assaults on college campuses, sex crimes, criminal law, the proposed new rules and their stricter definition of sexual assault and related topics. Yung has been widely cited by media for his expertise in sex crime laws, published research on widespread underreporting and undertesting of rape kits, rape on college campuses, and his work has been cited by the Supreme Court. To schedule an interview, contact Mike Krings at 785-864-8860 or mkrings@ku.edu.

Mon, 11/19/2018

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