WATERVILLE, Maine — Colby College says an investigation into an incident involving sexual misconduct in November has led to more than a dozen students being suspended or withdrawing altogether from the college.
Colby College says 15 students were cited for a range of violations of student policy including sexual misconduct, sexual harassment and lying to college officials.
Michael Kiser, vice president for communications, tells The Associated Press on Wednesday that cases against 14 of the students have been adjudicated, and one remaining case is pending. He says “a couple” of students withdrew, and the others were given suspensions. He declined to release identities.
The Colby Echo, the student newspaper at the college, says the suspended students are football players and that the football coach has since resigned.
Mom and dad’s aspirations for a brighter future just went down the toilet. How about some names? They deserve to be publicly humiliated.
If it involved Bob Carlson all the names would have come out. But it cost to much at Colby to for schooling there so they hide the names.
That’s crap. UMaine students are ratted out weekly, if not daily in the paper. And they deserve it, but so does this crew. Because you play football you don’t have to live by the rules? Smells like O.J. Simpson without the murder. That’s a bit extreme for comparison, but same mentality. SHHHHhhhhh, don’t tell anyone.
UMaine students names are released because they have been charged with a crime by either UMPD or the local police.
That hasn’t happened in this case because 1) Colby does not have a police department, and 2) the students involved have not been charged by Waterville PD.
You have a good point ………………….. also there are those people that just love too see other people humiliated …………….. personally, I think it makes them feel superior and makes them “Think” they are better then everyone else.
If is a federal crime for a school to release any information about a student without the permission.
If it comes into the hands of the DA and charges are filed, then the names become a matter of public record.
Actually, it’s not a crime, as a violation would, at worst, result in the loss of federal funds.
Ok, they are prohibited by Federal Law from releasing any information to anyone (including parents/guardians that are paying the bills) about a student attending Colby (or any other college or university) without the students permission.
When you start at a school you sign a paper if it is ok for them to use you or your name places so I am guessing if you sign that paper they can technically release your name.. I am not sure how that would work.
You are correct. The student has to sign away their right to privacy.
Get a life.
Colby students don’t have names. Maybe, its because they are still considered minors in Bangor Daily’s eyes. Under 21 is considered a minor in the Colby world. The rest of us its 18.
Sarcasm…..
Her parents must be so proud of her. She was okay with being kinky, just not with an audience.
Agreed. How humiliating for her and her family. Can’t believe it’s not all over Youtube. Maybe it is. I try to stay away.
Subject: [bdn] Re: 15 Colby students cited in sexual misconduct investigation
When the football coach resigns, it must mean that these charges are pretty serious.
The most shocking thing to me is to see College Students and Sexual Misconduct in the same story……
Sarcasm filter…………active
I’m shocked! College students having sex.
Shocked! Shocked I am. College students having sexcapades! When did that start?
Im shocked….Colby still has football??……Seriously I hope heads roll!!
Wow they did not cover up for football players ? oh wait no name just like in the Greenleaf homocide. Those were college athletes too.
David first the BDN cannot report what they do not have.
Second it is a Federal Crime to release information about a student (grades, disciplinary action, etc…) by the school.
If they are formally charged by the DA, then the information becomes a public record.
Did they Break any laws? If they did were they reported to police , were they charged? That is the real issue. I am thinking some must have that’s why some chose o drop out of school. off topic but many cases have gone to the grand jury found no true bill and names released Why not In Greenleaf case?
“Did they Break any laws?”
Don’t know.
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“If they did were they reported to police , were they charged?”
Don’t know.
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“That is the real issue. I am thinking some must have that’s why some chose o drop out of school.”
Here is a link to the Colby Code of Student Conduct http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/student-affairs/deanofstudents/studentconduct/policies_procedures/student_discipline/index.cfm
It list “strictly prohibited” behaviors.
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“Maybe off topic but many cases have gone to the grand jury found no true bill and names released Why not In Greenleaf case”
You’re right, it is but worth answering. In the Greenleaf case, no was was charged and until the case was presented to the Grand Jury it was still in the investigative phase. Many, many case are presented to the Grand Jury and the names are never made public. In some cases the “true bill” is sealed until and arrest is made.
Some cases The names are made public before the grand brought to the grand jury. I am thinking the police knew that night who did it. I also think If the shoe was on the other foot A man that is Known been in trouble a few times for drinking an arrest would have been made that night. We will never know for sure. Or even what really happened. I think mark twain said something “like if you do not want to be informed do not read the paper. If you want to be misinformed read the paper”. I read the paper and if contradicts itself all the time. Do they do it for ratings? or they just can not wait for the facts? Who knows .
How about some actual details. I can’t even tell what we are talking about here.
Google News Colby if you want details. There are plenty of details online at other news outlets.
These students are likely ALL OVER 18 ! No reason for the newspaper not to furnish the names. And no reason for the college to deny access to the names. Aren’t your mommy’s and daddy’s soooooooooooooo proud!
Lollipopaddict first the BDN cannot report what they do not have.
Second it is a Federal Crime to release information about a student (grades, disciplinary action, etc…) by the school.
If they are formally charged by the DA, then the information becomes a public record.
Only the admissible evidence you mean. The public is never privy to all the information. The judge and jury might hear about evidence that is inadmissible but even they can’t consider or share it.
H2O the post is referencing the names of the students. The school is prohibited from releasing the names by federal law. Colby has no police department.
If and when this moves to a criminal case (or civil if someone sues someone else) then the names of anyone charged would be released as a matter of public record.
Off topic
Maybe, but we’re discussing an article about somebody videotaping students in a school bathroom secretly. I can’t support your opinion re: relevance unequivocally.
H2O if you have been following my posts for over a year as you claim, you would know that msfreeh post off topic articles all the time. Her original post has nothing to do with the topic of this article.
Off topic.
Where can we view the video?
I don’t care who you are. That there was funny!
Please define sexual misconduct? Did they break any laws? If so why were they not formally charged? Colleges seem to cover up so much stuff. Husson Fired Carlson years ago what did they know? even if they did not Know he was a pedophile ,Maybe they knew he was not a man of integrity . Some thing should not just be kept secret.
Harassment Policies and Procedures
Harassment, which can run the gamut from verbal abuse to physical assault, directly conflicts with a commitment to human dignity and will not be tolerated at Colby. A student who feels he or she is the victim of harassment, should talk with someone on his or her residence hall staff, in the Office of the Dean of Students, in the health center, or with one of the chaplains. They will help the student take the steps necessary to correct the situation. Students found guilty of harassment are subject to immediate suspension and possible civil action.
Source – http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/student-affairs/deanofstudents/studentconduct/policies_procedures/harassment/index.cfm
Sexual Assault Policies
“The members of the Colby community declare their intention to live and work on a campus where social behavior befits the extraordinary intelligence and camaraderie of the student body, where employees focus on tasks designed to undergird the achievement of teaching and learning, and where scholarship and personal excellence have the opportunity to
thrive”
As a community centered on intellectual inquiry and built on individual respect, the personal health and safety of students is Colby’s highest priority at all times. Colby will not tolerate acts of sexual misconduct in any form. We strive, through education and advising to prevent sexual assault, harassment, stalking, intimate partner violence, and other forms of sexually intimidating or threatening conduct. Colby aims to foster an atmosphere of awareness and commitment to dignity that is supportive of women, men, and individuals of all gender and sexual identities.
Regrettably, cases of sexual misconduct will sometimes occur despite our best efforts to prevent them. Colby strongly encourages individuals who have been subject to, or have witnessed sexual offenses to report them promptly to the College and local law enforcement agencies. Colby maintains and administers clear procedures for adjudicating sexual
offenses that violate College policies. Additionally, we provide health care, counseling, and advising to support victims and advocates for victims of sexual misconduct.
Source – http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/student-affairs/deanofstudents/studentconduct/policies_procedures/sexual_assault/index.cfm
As far as Carlson was concerned if he was fired, resigned or left of his own accord Husson University is prohibited (may have ended with his death but I am not sure) from releasing any information as a matter of employer-employee confidentiality.
Jd I respect you you sound like a straight shooter to me. The point i brought up about Husson witch we will may never know is did he break any laws then that they knew of and swept under the rug. I know more than one college professor that got caught growing, selling weed and was never formally charged or at least convicted that is. It is not a perfect world but its getting better I hope.
Thank you and I understand you opinion. But even in “liberal” academia a child molester would not be protected.
I agree In today’s world anyways.
David, you don’t know jdanalretentiveunreasonable very well do you? Keep your eyes open and keep looking for relevant information on this article if you want to know anything at all you didn’t know before you read it.
I think he is a good guy just sees the world from a different point of view. He must have been in public service police ,fire, something like that. I see the world a little less perfect.
I’ve spent over 20 years in public service and have followed JD’s posts for over a year on this comment section. You’re being too kind. There’s one thing we all know about this article: we don’t know anything. Unless somebody actually got hurt I can’t condone a knee jerk over reaction to college kids sewing their wild oats and being stupid. They aren’t going to have a chance to do it in a few short years when they’re up to their ears in student loan payments, 60 hours/week work for 40 hours/week pay, real marriage, diapers, and the rest of real life.
Of course you are entitled to your opinion. I just couldn’t keep my mouth shut in good conscience.
So I will ask again H2O, what exactly did you find objectionable in my post anyway?
Like H2O I have spent many years (and those years roll on) in pubic service and are now well north of 25 years. And those years have been spent in the areas you identified.
I do see the world from a different point of view and I have strong opinions on certain topics. But those opinions are no more strong then those that are the polar opposite of mine.
I also ask questions when people post an affirmative statement without any proof. Some people don’t like to be challenged. If that is the case, well I am sorry but I don’t take statements of fact without the supporting evidence as fact.
I didn’t know I had a fan club. I am honored. Sarcasm intended.
If you have a problem with my post H2O you could address my comments to me. That would be the honorable thing to do. By the way, nice way of getting a personal insult/attack through the moderator.
I have strong opinions about certain topics. That is very true but I don’t think that is the case in this article. A poster asked a question, I provided an answer with a source. The poster is free to take that information or leave it.
Until or if this case moves into the criminal world, the only definition that matters is what is found in the Student Handbook.
So what exactly did you find objectionable in my post anyway?
Football students, usually equals scholarships. Those that withdrew couldn’t afford lawyers. Those still in have connections with school; Alumni family members with large donations or good lawyers.
Your post would make sense if Colby or any other division III school for that matter gave scholarships.
Are you the real Sir Hiram Maxim? If so, could you warn us somehow before you go bird hunting in your backyard. I love the beautiful trails that stretch for miles behind your house, but sometimes it really scares me when I’m trying to get out onto the paved road by your house because of all the machine gun fire. Over the years I’ve noticed you have absolutely no sense of aim whatsoever.
Hiram is correct. Colby College is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) which is a NCAA Division III athletic conference.
“Division III schools — the most prestigious institutions — are precluded from offering athletic scholarships”
Source – http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/sports.phtml
Note key words usually equals scholarships. These children usually come from money is my point. But you are welcome to the last word.
I went to college. I’m not surprised it happened, I’m just surprised anybody got cited for it. What was it anyway?
I went to college. I’m not surprised it happened. I’m just a little surprised anybody got cited for it. What was it anyway?
Help me out here. If he’s investigating child porn, doesn’t he have to collect the evidence? Most would say there must be something I missed and the right thing has been done, but I’m over 30 and have seen too much to assume any such thing. And if he has this stash of child porn, who collected it as evidence against him and are they being prosecuted too? It’s something to think about.
Well could you make the same argument for FBI Director J Edgar Hoover
who appears in today’s paper regarding his personal collection of porn films?
see
Under-age lovers, transvestite tendencies and a porn stash-
featuring Joan Crawford: New book exposes secret world of J. Edgar
Hoover
By
Daniel Bates
L 8th February 2012
see link for story
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098423/J-Edgar-Hoover-New-book-exposes-secret-world-FBI-Director.html
Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover is the
subject of a new book that details his porn habit and rumors that he was
a closeted homosexual and transvestite
J. Edgar Hoover assembled the largest
collection of pornography in history to meet his insatiable sexual
demands, according to a new biography.
I can’t wrap my mind around it. I can’t get inside these perverts heads. But my question is gray as a matter of law. Declassified information about Hoover includes actual child molestation and top officials and security keeping it secret, people in other parts of the world knowing about it and compromising national security. I don’t care if he liked garden variety porn. 90% of men admit to mast**b*ng and 60% of women admit to the same. That stuff is irrelevant. It’s the child molestation part and compromising national security that seals my opinion of Hoover.
The article fails to give enough information to determine if he was prosecuted under a statute and justice system run a muck when he only possessed the child porn as part of his job collecting evidence vs. using it as erotica and sharing it with others for that purpose. For that matter, most of us think our personal computers are safe when nothing could be further from the truth. I’m constantly getting viruses, Trojans, root kits and don’t always know timely that I have them, or definitively if I have them, what they are, what they do, or how to get rid of them. I do know they some unknown 3rd party control of my PC and access to everything on my computer and most of my network. The last statistics using a color map of the world indicated that over 90% of American and European personal computers are currently infected with Malware, Viruses, and/or Trojans. I’d bet you hard cold cash I can plant just about anything on your computer no matter what you use for security software and hardware. I don’t need anymore information than I already have about you to do it.
Based on data I have seen collated on the internet people working in law enforcement have the highest arrest-conviction rates for rape and pedophilia than any other profession.
copwatch.net has been posting the arrest records of police arrested for rape and pedophilia and
there are over 1,000 arrest records currently
That is because most police will not tolerate it. Maybe not because they commit more.
What happen was a football player set up a female college student he knew, to give him oral sex while his buddy football players secretly watched. If that was not bad enough, the football players gossiped to the entire college campus who it was, and the female student was faced and taunted with catcalls,ect,.
Wow Skow…where’d u get all that? No one else has been made privy to the goings on…got an inside view do you?
I am wondering what happened…story VERY vague..
Those without the capital get the punishment not like the 5200 taxpayer funded Pentagon workers who slipped away and under the radar screen after downloading child porn
Mar 18, 2011
Over 5200 NSA, DARPA, and Pentagon Employees investigated for Child Porn
Pentagon Workers Tied To Child Porn July 23,2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jrTJx19oh4&feature=related
(Hazeing Maybe?)
Most likely had something to do with hazeing others into a fraternaty, They usually do something sexually to the pledges before they let them into the frat. I know there will be many pipe up and say im full of crap,, but it is supposed to be a big secret,but really isn’t,sometimes the other brothers have the pledges perform oral on them, make them get naked and masterbate in front of them, a group or on each other.
Wow fear mongering much there, maybe if we were in a different part of the country, but looking at the fraternities in Maine I don’t see that happening. I’m sure there is some form of hazing going on anywhere you go, but that is out there for anyone, and I don’t think any organization would have much membership if that was a requirement, no matter what they offered. Especially in Maine if it was happening you’d hear about it.
Colby doesn’t have frats.
Football/Booze/Sex??? What is the World comming to???
Suspended? Should be expelled.
Odd that this story made the AP. If I was involved with this college I might want to keep this an internal affair. I am not suggesting covering it up at all but for 45k+/- per year I can’t believe this helps with enrollment or recruiting. If my daughter had this school on her list I might steer her towards Bates or Bowdoin after reading this trash. I could be way off but that is my first reaction.
I know most of these colleges are experts at media relations so I am sure they have good reason I just can’t see it unless it is damage control hiding bigger events that they fear may surface.
Not sure that you can have your football coach suddenly resign and keep the real reason under wraps.
If anyone is interested, here is a link to the story in the Colby Echo, the college’s newspaper.
http://www.thecolbyecho.com/news/sexual-misconduct-case-nears-end
Thank you for posting the link. It answered many of my questions. The college consulted with both the Waterville PD and the DA’s office and it was determined what occurred was not a crime. The college then handled the matter internally. Sounds like they did the right thing to me.
I guess BDN liked the link too. They have added it to their story.
I am thinking if I watched my neighbors Have sex through a window without thier consent Criminal charges would be brought.
A more accurate comparison would be if one of your neighbors invited you to watch, but the other person involved in the sex did not know he or she was being set up to be watched. I cannot imagine the trust issues this will cause for any future relationships.
I wonder if it was either the tight ends or the wideouts.
Freakin cell phones….hey dudes…gonna call her….know she’ll do it…..be outside the window at about midnight….jackas____es.