A sexual assault mock trial to be held at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Monday will explore the differences between consensual sex and rape and engage attendees in a conversation about consent.<\/p>\n
The event, in its third year, is sponsored by Victim Services. Doors to Student Union room 316 will open at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and the judge will convene the trial at 6 p.m. There was a large crowd at last year\u2019s event, so be sure to get there early to get a seat.<\/p>\n
The mock trial aims to give victims of sexual assault the courage to take action and to say something, along with giving others a new understanding of why it is so important to support victims of crime, to have the difficult conversations and to do the right thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a safe space to observe, participate and get information,\u201d said Christey Oberbeck, Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ victim advocate and coordinator of the mock trial. \u201cIt\u2019s also an opportunity to see the complicated issue of sexual assault from the perspective of the victim and alleged perpetrator.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of the trial, a panel that will include a victim advocate, police chief and faculty member will answer any questions.<\/p>\n
The Sexual Assault Mock Trial is open to the public and is free, however Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Victim Services will be collecting nonperishable food items for the Knights Helping Knights Pantry to support the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ community as the holiday season approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sexual assault mock trial to be held at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Monday will explore the differences between consensual sex and rape and engage attendees in a conversation about consent. The event, in its third year, is sponsored by Victim Services. Doors to Student Union room 316 will open at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and the judge will convene the trial…","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":74761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,6,27],"tags":[6313,4489,5069],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-74749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-community","category-student-life","tag-knights-pantry","tag-student-union","tag-victim-services"],"yoast_head":"\n