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As former welfare officer of @UCDSU I’m not surprised by this story. I am mad with @ucddublin “It takes every report of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct, in any form, very seriously.” This has NOT been my experience with the 363 cases of sexual assault I dealt with. 1/ https://twitter.com/aoibhinn_ni_s/status/1302124726727454721">https://twitter.com/aoibhinn_...
2/ Yep 363 people came to me to report/discuss their sexual assault in 1 academic yr. The majority of these people did not report to the Gardaí it’s not unusual in these circumstances Those that spoke with someone in UCD were not supported adequately in their opinion @DublinRCC
3/ I also dealt with 13 complaints about the same perpetrator that I reported to senior officials in @ucddublin I was told nothing could be done. Tell me how this equates to “UCD had a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment” 
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4/ There is work being done on awareness of consent and bystander intervention in UCD and this is fantastic. Aideen Quilty has done great work and I’m glad that there is an ESHTE committee within UCD that includes a small number of students (myself and 2 SU officers)
5/ However from my exp as welfare officer it is the victim of harassment/assault that is punished and ultimately carries the impact of the crime not the perpetrator and “zero tolerance” is just a term thrown about that sounds good. If the assault is not reported...
6/ to the Gardaí UCD say that nothing can be done. There are no extra measures put in place to protect a student and they are left to figure out life on campus with their harasser/rapist/perpetrator. Sharing small class groups, labs, group work assignments with their perpetrator
7/ This doesn’t feel like “zero tolerance” to those picking up the pieces of their life. “It feels like not being believed”, “like a punishment”, “like you did something wrong”, “like no one cares” These are all quotes from students I met with who feel let down by their college
8/ Enough it’s time we talked about this so I say thank you to @aoibhinn_ni_s and @UnaMullally but I’m not surprised. To the 363 people that disclosed 2 me I hear you and I believe you. @DublinRCC 24hr Helpline 1800 77 8888 @ItStopsNow_EU @UCDSU @ucddublin @SVCCork @SimonHarrisTD
. @hazechu some more information for Governing Authority. I’ve sat at that meeting so prepare for pettiness and mansplaining https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Gesicht mit rollenden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit rollenden Augen"> you might be taken more seriously than I was
