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In response to
"DeVos to issue a rule REQUIRING colleges and universities to allow abusers to cross examine their victims -- (link)"
by
TWuG
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There's a whole load of parsing here. For one thing, it's not about criminal complaints. It only deals with how higher ed deals with accusations.
Posted by
Mop (aka rburriel)
Nov 16 '18, 08:27
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"The most significant change would guarantee the accused the right to cross-examine their accusers, though that would have to be conducted by advisers or attorneys for the people involved, rather than by the person accused of misconduct. If requested, the parties could be in separate rooms during the cross-examination, an administration official said. They said this was done to bolster the due-process rights of the accused while assuring that victims are not directly confronted by their assailants."
Of course, a lot of sexual assault complaints are dealt with internally within the institution and never make it to a court. But if it did make it to court, this is exactly what would happen. The victim would have to face the accused, and an attorney representing the accused would get to ask questions of the victim.
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