Hofstra University Students on Edge- Gang Rape at 3am?!?!!?
Another violent incident at Hofstra University is adding to concerns about safety on the school’s campus. Students are walking around campus with more vigilance this week following the reported gang rape on Sunday and an armed robbery on campus Wednesday.
University officials said they’re re-evaluating their safety policies as students say something needs to be done.
“Basically, you can sign in anybody and they’re free to roam until they leave so anything can happen anywhere,” said Hofstra student Christine Lauture.
Added student Jonathan Rodriguez: “The Hofstra Public safety office, I think they do the best job they can possible to make sure this campus is safe for all students involved.”
The gang rape in a dorm has some students feeling uneasy, but questioning if the crime could have been prevented since the lone student suspect, Rondell Bedward, did not break any rules when he checked in the four other suspects.
HUGE UPDATE!!!! :
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Authorities in New York say the Hofstra University student who told police that she had been gang-raped by five men on campus has recanted her story.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday that the 18-year-old told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual.
Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against four of the men and ordered their release.
The woman had accused the men, including a Hofstra student, of taking her cell phone at an on-campus nightclub and luring her into a dormitory men’s room and sexually assaulting her early Sunday.
Four of them, Rondell Bedward, Jesus Ortiz, Kevin Taveras and Stalin Felipe, were arrested and arraigned on rape and other charges.
