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Records Show No Consent in Douglas Case

Concerns over communication seem unfounded

"[She] told him to leave [and] was strugglingto get away from him," the documents said.

She managed to open the door to her suite, butdid not shut it in time to prevent Douglas fromfollowing her inside.

"Once she was inside, although annoyed that thedefendant was still there, because she was afriend of the defendant, [she] wasn't particularlyfrightened," the prosecutor said. "She told him toleave; she was going to bed."

She lay down fully clothed on the bed and beganto doze off. "She next became aware that [Douglas]had removed all of his clothing and had gotteninto bed with her," the document reads.

Once in bed with her, he proceeded to sexuallyassault her, though the court document does notdescribe any penetration. Some time later, theprosecutor said, Douglas left the bed.

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"These are essentially the facts as they relateto this incident, Your Honor, although theincident continued," the prosecutor said.

The prosecutor said the woman assaulted byDouglas found a handwritten note under her doorthe next day apologizing "for pressuring her,forcing her to engage in these activities."

"On April 20, she had another conversation withthe defendant in which he again admitted that hehad not been under the influence of alcohol, thathe had forced her to do things she had not wantedto do and apologized," the prosecutor told thecourt.

Still Controversial

The woman sexually assaulted by Douglas saidthere was never a doubt that a rape occurred.

"I am not an accuser," she said. "To mostpeople on the faculty this was a clear cut case.That minority is merely twisting things to servetheir own ends."

The five professors who presented the motionfor requirement to withdraw said they never statedthat the sexual advances were consensual.

"We never said nor implied that the sexual actin question was consensual, and we clearly statedthe opposite in front of nearly 200 colleagues,"said Daniel T. Gilbert, professor of psychology.

While the five professors refused to discussthe details of the case or their reasoning, in aletter to the editor sent to The Crimson, theywrote that they thoroughly reviewed the materialsavailable before making the motion to requireDouglas to withdraw.

The five Faculty were Gilbert; MallinckrodtProfessor of Applied Physics William Paul;Associate Professor of Government Louise M.Richardson; Associate Professor of ComputerScience Margo I. Seltzer '83 and Professor ofGreek and Latin Richard F. Thomas. They wrote thatthey concluded he was not a threat to thecommunity.

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