Marissa
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And the fact that she didn't even remember so much of our meeting that she couldn't even remember my friend was there.
I knew that this was just another day for her, another interview.
And for me, that interview was so traumatizing.
And for her, that was a Tuesday or Wednesday or whatever it was.
Something that they really stand by is that I didn't say his name and that I didn't want to say his name.
which I just think is so interesting because why would I be going into your office to make a report about one of your players if I didn't want to say his name?
If I was looking for help for myself and resources for myself, I would have gone to my university knowing that I'm a student there.
And I tried to go to my university, but they obviously weren't very helpful.
But at the point where I was going to the University of Utah,
I was looking to make a report on their student.
And so I just think it's a little bit silly for them to say that I didn't want to say his name.
They talked about how throughout my meeting with the Title IX employee, she talked about an alternate resolution and how that is what most victims find healing through.
And the alternate resolution is where I would make stipulations and say,
My perpetrator would have to agree to them.
And these stipulations are getting more education so that he doesn't make mistakes like this next time, keeping up with the coaches to make sure he's being accountable to showing up to practice.
But all of these things are things that he has to agree to.
My lawyer was just kind of asking him, is this something that you force students into or you force victims into?
And so he's saying that they can only like highly suggest that they go with the alternate resolution.
Then he talked about how they have a case management system that tracks open reports and cases and that those records are coded primarily by party status, which is the faculty, staff and the student.
He talked about how there's no formal designation for athletes in the system.