Cornell case spotlights 'confusing' web of systems for reporting campus assaults
Victims often have to navigate both university and local law enforcement processes to find justice.
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"These processes are hard to navigate if you aren't in trauma."
— Nancy Chi Cantalupo , Academic
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Jane Doe is the pseudonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of rape when she was 13.
Matthew Van Houten is the Tompkins County District Attorney.
An associate professor of law at Wayne State University who has represented victims on college campuses.
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