Just about a month ago, campuses around the country were reminded again of the responsibility they towards the students attending their facility. It was when the local court handed down a massive fine of $2.5 million to the Rhode Island School of Design based on charges that the school were negligent in their duty to protect a student who attended the school during a study-abroad program in 2016. The former student was raped while staying on the school premises while attending the program at the school.

The school offers a study-abroad program to students coming from Ireland and as part of the offering, the students also receive housing. During the program, these students were assigned to various co-ed houses and each had its room, but these rooms didn’t have workable locks. As the school failed these students in providing one of the basics of safety, the court found the school guilty of being negligent and now must pay quite a substantial amount as damages to the student for the suffering endured.

“The case against the Rhode Island School of Design is once again showing the importance of any kind of learning institution to put the necessary measurements in place to protect their students. University and college campuses across the nation are unfortunately a hotspot for various kinds of sexual crimes and while it is mostly not the institution at fault, it can quite easily be proven that they did fail to put the safety measures in place to provide students with a safe learning environment,” says Blake Nolan, media consultant to the leading local law firm, John Grasso.

Sexual assault is a very common complaint on campuses across the country, Nolan further expands. Yet, he also states that in several cases it is, unfortunately, the case that false allegations do surface, leaving these falsely accused individuals in quite a bad position. “Once such a complaint has been made, it is very hard to prove your innocence to the courts. It is a false accusation that can ruin the accused’s life. It is also often the case that these falsely accused individuals are judged by the community they are in, regardless of whether they are guilty or not,” Nolan expands on the kind of cases they often see before he further emphasizes the fact that making a false accusation of making a laying a false complaint at the authorities, is a criminal offence.

About Us: John R Grasso is an attorney admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He is also admitted to the Federal District Courts. He is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court and has an experienced support team working at his side to help focus on securing a resolution in the shortest period of time. John Grasso represents criminal defendants on misdemeanors and felony charges throughout the area. He handles a wide range of cases on a daily basis including domestic violence cases, immigration disputes, DUI cases, robberies and so much more. To find out more, visit https://www.johngrassolaw.com/.