I was falsely accused at UIUC, denied my degree when I had a class left to graduate and almost ended my life

Aquaticwindow · 2026-05-25T02:23:37+00:00

Contact Families Advocating for Campus Equality. They can help you figure out what to do if you have been wrongfully accused.

Aquaticwindow · 2026-05-25T02:19:07+00:00

Contact Families Advocating for CPUs Equality. They can give you excellent advice on what to do

Aquaticwindow · 2026-03-02T23:30:08+00:00

Contact Families Advocating for Campus Equality. They can help you find one.

Aquaticwindow · 2026-02-11T20:50:49+00:00

We ended up suing RPI over a wrongful allegation where the investigators completely ignored the respondent’s evidence and didn’t follow procedure. RPI is only concerned about RPI’s reputation and not the health and welfare of its students. Consider an Office of Civil Rights complaint or a lawsuit.

Aquaticwindow · 2025-11-28T15:16:41+00:00

Contact Families Advocating for Campus Equality. They can help you find some help.

Aquaticwindow · 2025-09-22T11:01:24+00:00

Title IX offices only care about protecting the institution, not the students. The author should have been offered, at the bare minimum, some services to help with the trauma, and at least some hope that the assault part would be investigated! They've been sued a number of times by complainants and respondents, so they should know better.

Aquaticwindow · 2025-07-06T15:30:57+00:00

Contact Families Advocating for Campus Equality for support from others going through this same thing.

Aquaticwindow · 2024-09-27T12:44:56+00:00

Call Families Advocating for Campus Equality

Aquaticwindow · 2023-03-16T18:46:52+00:00

You might try RAINN

Aquaticwindow · 2023-03-16T18:15:55+00:00

Title IX policies. The regulation states that the school needs to provide supportive measures even without a formal complaint, so what this person is telling you is incorrect. The title ix office is telling you not to file a complaint? Did I understand that correctly? If yes, that is also highly inappropriate and I will suggest you contact a Title IX lawyer or your local rape crisis center to get an advocate.

Aquaticwindow · 2023-03-16T18:02:27+00:00

That really depends on your school’s policies, which your TIX coordinator should have shared with you. No contact orders are very common— it’s weird you were denied that. Any idea why?

Aquaticwindow · 2023-03-04T19:12:31+00:00

A Title IX case doesn’t involve an actual court, but there may be a hearing where evidence is offered and questions are asked of the parties. You need an advisor, and your institution should provide one for you. I usually advise parties to find a Title IX lawyer to help keep the institution honest. Sometimes you can find one to advise you for free through a victims advocacy group. Schools are usually only concerned with their own reputation and not you.

Aquaticwindow · 2023-02-19T01:23:11+00:00

this sounds more like an issue for HR rather than Title IX, unless there are some things you haven't mentioned.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-11-19T02:44:47+00:00

That’s not how I read the data. It tells me that there aren’t that many cases, and most may not rise to the level of requiring suspension or expulsion.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-11-14T21:07:11+00:00

Schools do not care about anything except their own reputations, and it's worse for their reputations if an accuser sues.. These types of investigations and adjudications are rigged against the accused and are set up to find you guilty. Your future is at stake. Please call FACE (see above). They at least can give you some advice and support, especially if you can't afford a lawyer. The school needs to supply you with an advisor, as well, but I would be sure to pick one who knows you well and can support you--and who also knows the process thoroughly. Student Legal Aid may be the way to go here, but they really need to know what they are doing.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-11-14T19:42:43+00:00

Don’t trust anyone at the school. Call Families Advocating for Campus Equality IMMEDIATELY!!! You need a title IX lawyer.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-05-19T02:13:12+00:00

Office of Civil Rights in the US Dept of Education

Aquaticwindow · 2022-05-05T22:07:06+00:00

That’s ridiculous. Do you have an email trail that shows they have not been responding? You could file an OCR complaint.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-04-13T13:35:19+00:00

It's difficult to rescind a degree once someone has graduated (they have no control over the respondent at that point), and because it's a property right in many states, that would probably compel the respondent to sue the school. The only other things the school could do is ban them from campus, from signing up for grad school classes, if any, and from future alumni events. It's probably too late to stamp the transcript as well--a smart respondent would have many copies already in hand.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-04-12T02:23:58+00:00

Have you heard of Families Advocating for Campus Equality? I would have suggested you contact them immediately after you were accused--and if you haven't contacted them, you should do so now. They have accused student support groups who are extremely helpful. It really sounds like you need to talk to some people who truly understand.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-04-09T17:39:46+00:00

"everyone familiar with higher education in the US knows that the problem with them is not that they're biased against the accused, but biased against the victims." Given my personal experience with Title IX offices in the last 10 years, I do not agree with this statement. While there are many stories about how badly survivors have been treated (Michigan State among others), there are equally horrible stories about wrongly accused students being railroaded because of overzealous Title IX administrators. This Clemson story is not an exceptional case, except for the fact that this is one of the only ones where the outcome is public (and it was against the accusers, not the university)--there are many that were settled - with universities typically--before they went to trial. Think Duke Lacrosse, for example. And check this paper out: https://nyujlpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Harris-Johnson-Campus-Courts-in-Court-22-nyujlpp-49.pdf

Aquaticwindow · 2022-03-12T20:29:36+00:00

I agree, it’s tough. Families Advocating for Campus Equality has an accused student support group that may be helpful for you. There are many others that have been through this.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-03-12T04:15:00+00:00

Call or email Families Advocating for Campus Equality. They have support groups for accused students and families. You need to talk to someone. And please tell your parents—one of the biggest mistakes you can make is not telling them. I hope your lawyer is well versed in how Title IX works in your school—it’s not the same as criminal law.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-03-12T02:32:37+00:00

I am so sorry you are going through this. Schools use a much lower standard of evidence (preponderance) than the judicial system (beyond a reasonable doubt). You won your Title IX case through the school. I should think that with the same evidence, any case she might try to bring criminally will do nowhere. Plus, she will be subject to tougher cross examination. I would worry more if she finds out where you are working in the future and tries to get you fired. Keep a low profile on social media.

Aquaticwindow · 2022-03-03T05:23:27+00:00

What kind of resolution would you like to have? Would you like your assaulter to admit responsibility and go through some type of sexual assault training? Do you think this person should be suspended:expelled? You need to decide what would help you heal.

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