The following Rights shall be accorded to victims of sexual assault that occur:

• On the campus of any public or independent institution of higher education in the state of New Jersey, and
• Where the victim or alleged perpetrator is a student at that institution, and/or,
• When the victim is a student involved in an off-campus sexual assault.

Human Dignity Rights

• To be free from any suggestion that victims must report the crimes to be assured of any other right guaranteed under this policy;
• To have any allegations of sexual assault treated seriously; the right to be treated with dignity;
• To be free from any suggestion that victims are responsible for the commission of crimes against them;
• To be free from any pressure from campus personnel to:
• Report crimes if the victim does not wish to do so;
• Report crimes as lesser offenses than the victim perceives the crime to be;
• Refrain from reporting crimes;
• Refrain from reporting crimes to avoid unwanted personal publicity

Rights to Resources On and Off Campus

• To be notified of existing campus and community based medical, counseling, mental health and student services for victims of sexual assault whether or not the crime is formally reported to campus or civil authorities;
• To have access to campus counseling under the same terms and conditions as apply to other students in their institution seeking such counseling;
• To be informed of and assisted in exercising;
• Any rights to confidential or anonymous testing for sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency virus, and/or pregnancy;
• Any rights that may be provided by law to compel and disclose the results of testing of sexual assault suspects for communicable diseases.

Campus Judicial Rights

• To be afforded the same access to legal assistance as the accused;
• To be afforded the same opportunity to have others present during any campus disciplinary proceeding that is allowed the accused;
• To be notified of the outcome of the sexual assault disciplinary proceeding against the accused.

Legal Rights

• To have any allegation of sexual assault investigated and adjudicated by the appropriate criminal and civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the sexual assault is reported;
• To receive full and prompt cooperation and assistance of campus personnel in notifying the proper authorities;
• To recieve full, prompt, and victim-sensitive cooperation of campus personnel with regard to obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence, including a medical examination when it is necessary to preserve evidence of the assault.

Campus Intervention Rights

• To require campus personnel to take reasonable and necessary actions to prevent further unwanted contact of victims by their alleged assailants;
• To be notified of the options for and provided assistance in charged academic and living situations if such charges are reasonably available.

Other Things You Should Know:

• Note that the University will investigate allegations of sexual harassment, and take appropriate action, even if you do not wish to pursue action through the University’s disciplinary process; the University’s response, however, may be hindered by your wishes, if any, for anonymity and/or inaction.
• The University will make every effort to stop sexual harassment, remedy the harassment and prevent recurrence. To acheive this, you may request changes in your academic schedule and housing (if you reside in RBHS housing – Newark only); such charges will be designed, whenever possible, to minimize the burden on your educational program. In certain cases, due to curricular constraints, remedies such as separate classes or classrooms may not be possible.
• The University will issue, in writing, a “no contact” order to all parties to an alleged sexual assault promptly after receiving notice of a complaint.

The University recognizes that sex-based cyber-harassment is a form of sexual harassment and individuals have the right to be free of such harassment within the University and report these incidents to School and University officials.