Angie Epifano, 23, sat in her room clutching her light pastel blue hoodie with tears running down her cheeks, her voice trembling as she recalled the experience that changed her life.
While Suffolk County and New York state as a whole saw drops in reported rape in 2012, Stony Brook saw a rise in reported sexual assault. According to a report released by police, in 2012, there were 17 forcible sexual offenses in 2012—five more than in 2011 and 10 more than in 2010. There were no reported non-forcible sexual offenses.
More rapes were reported last year on Stony Brook University’s campus than in any previous year since 2006, according to a security report released by the University Police Department last month.
Rape Aggression Defense, a University Police Department program aimed at helping women learn the skills needed to defend themselves against sexual assault, excludes men and transgender individuals.
Rape in India isn’t a new issue. It’s the brutality of the case of the unknown woman who died two weeks after being gang raped on a bus in New Delhi, the capital, that threw the case into the international media.
