1. Morehead State Employees Criminally Charged For Allegedly Failing To Report Campus Sexual Assault 2. Campus Crime In The News
	Morehead State Employees Criminally Charged For Allegedly Failing To Report Campus Sexual Assault By Miranda Wilson Special To The Security On Campus Update Morehead, Ky.-Two Morehead State University housing employees and a contracted physician assistant were indicted on charges of failing to report a crime, Kentucky State Police officials said. Residents' hall area coordinator Shannon A. Colvin, 36, of Morehead; former Waterfield Hall director Lisa M. Griffith, 22, of Morehead; and physician's assistant Julianna N. Adams, 31, of Mount Sterling were served February 21st with a criminal summons charging them each with duty to report dependency, neglect and abuse, KSP spokesperson Trooper Ralph Lockard said. Failing to report a crime is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by 12 months in the county jail and a fine of $500 to $1,000, Lockard said. The employees were not arrested but were ordered to appear in Rowan County District Court on March 12, according to court records. Lockard said as many as six people were under investigation for the same charge. Colvin has been employed at the university since 1990 and Griffith since 2001. Adams was contracted to MSU through Morehead Clinic and was not an official MSU employee. In an interview with The Trail Blazer, Morehead State University's student newspaper, on Feb. 6, Lockard said employees of the Caudill Health Clinic were also being investigated in connection with whether or not the alleged victim was mistreated. President Ronald Eaglin said employees at the clinic are not permitted to treat students who are under 18 years old unless they have parental consent forms on file with the clinic. The alleged victim was 17 years old at the time of her visit on Sept. 16, 2002, two days after the alleged assault. Lockard said, by law, medical professionals are required to treat alleged sexual assault victims who ask to be treated even if they are minors. Under Kentucky Revised Statute 216B.400, a minor may consent to a rape examination without parental consent. Eaglin said the alleged victim did not present herself to clinic employees as a rape victim. MSU spokesperson Keith Kappes said the charges against the three individuals indicate investigators thought the employees should have notified authorities of the alleged incident. In response to the charges, MSU spokesperson Pauline Young said, "The University has no comment on current or pending litigation." The charges stemmed from an alleged gang rape that occurred in Waterfield Hall on Sept. 14. Former MSU students Trevor Duncan, Nathan Blackburn, Quinton Martindale, Calvin Roach, and Jordan Tackett were arraigned on charges of using a minor in a sexual performance in which injury was inflicted, a Class A felony punishable by 20 years to life in prison. The alleged victim, who has since turned 18 years old, withdrew from school last fall following the alleged incident. Campus Crime In The News U.Va. student candidate reports assault, racial slur (AP; 02/27/03) 3 charged with not reporting abuse (Lexington Herald-Leader; 02/26/03) Congress Reaffirms Commitment to Campus Crime Reporting Act, But Changes Likely (SATI e-News; 02/26/03)
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