Citadel Faces Probe of Possible Sexual Assault rom Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. —
The state launched an investigation Monday into allegations that a male cadet at The Citadel sexually assaulted a freshman female cadet in a barracks.
The upperclassman resigned from the school Friday amid allegations of a sexual encounter sometime around Nov. 2. Sexual activity between cadets on campus is banned.
School President John Grinalds contacted the State Law Enforcement Division on Saturday to ask authorities what to do after the question of whether the woman consented arose.
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