Jane Stanford had it right, no booze on campus. This would not have happened if everybody had not been drunk.

This story is unnecessarily lurid, something I would expect to find in the National Enquirer, not a community newspaper. I don't see the journalistic purpose in providing so many details. It's just click bait.

I think the details are helpful for other students to understand how these things can happen, and to consider how they can be avoided. While I am not in any way blaming the victim, the fact is that it is unsafe for women to become intoxicated at parties. Most men will not take advantage, but it only takes one.

I'm not blaming or judging; I know I dodged many bullets in college. When I think of how many times something like this could have happened to me I thank God for protecting me.

I pray "Emily" can work through this and recognize this was a single event, and does not define her as a person.

Please, Emily, do not let this define you. Take back your identity and have an awesome life!!!

Seriously? The comments here just go to show how acceptable Rape is here. The 1st one thinks This is Alcohol's fault? And the second dismisses RAPE as taking advantage? Next someone is going to say "boys will be boys" or "what was she wearing" Holy Smokes people! Rape is Rape and this is horrifying.

Emme,

Your conclusion is completely off base. No one is suggesting that rape is acceptable, not by any means. The point is that there are bad people out there and we are not going to eradicate them over night, and probably not ever, at least not completely. The first line of defense is women protecting themselves.

Crimes against children are also reprehensible and unacceptable, but that does not mean that we should not teach our children how to avoid being victims.

If you don't think women should takes steps to protect themselves, what is your alternate proposal to stop rape from happening? How do you propose that we prevent rape from happening RIGHT NOW, starting today?

The article says "She consented to a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) exam, a medical exam administered following a potential sexual assault."

The article also says "Turner stated that he never took his pants off and that they did not have intercourse."

So it might be useful to reveal to us the result of the SART exam.

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Emme - of course nobody is saying any of it is OK, but of course alcohol is to blame (and I'm certainly not saying I never drink, and looking back on my college days... well I'm glad I survived unscathed). It is naive to think that it isn't a factor. [Portion removed.] I have young daughters and I hope they make good decisions in college and after. All we can do is hope we teach them well and that they listen. And we've all made some bad decisions in our youth and many of us just been lucky that it all worked out.

Don't blame alcohol, blame the rapist (and I understand that the accused hasn't been found guilty, so I'm speaking in general terms). Alcohol can be a *factor*, not a cause.

So rape is a "bad decision"?

Words fail me.

Historically, SC Co has a goof record in successfully prosecuting sex crimes. Looking at the list of charges, it looks like the county has a good case. This isn't just a sexual assault case, it's also a rape case, which isn't easy to successfully prosecute.

Alcohol is not to blame, the perpetrator is. Just like when your house is robbed, the robber is to blame. So now that we all acknowledge who is to blame, how many of you leave your house unlocked? Locking your house a means of protecting oneself against a crime. Does it make the act or robbery OK, or acceptable, no. But yoy still want to protect yourself against a crime.

I have told each of my girls heading off to college:
If you walk in front of a semi truck expect to get hit. Don't walk in front of a semi. If you go to a frat party expect to get drunk, drugged and raped. Don't go to a frat party