A Twitter user took to Twitter on May 2 about an alleged gang rape by four male students from Morehouse College.
The Spelman student remained anonymous with the twitter handle: @RapedAtSpelman.
She tweeted what had transpired the day of the sexual assault, and how administration handled the process when she reported it.
This is my freshmen year at Spelman and my last year because I decided to leave after what happened to me.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
I went to a party with my friends there were alot of people there and it was really fun so we decided to drink with the upperclassmen.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
I was drunk but that doesn’t mean I forgot about what happened. I went to the bathroom upstairs to throw up and when I opened the door I was
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
surrounded by 4 Morehouse students who took me to another room and took turns raping me. I was in shock about what had happened.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
After it happened I went to find my friends who had already left the party so I had to walk back to campus by myself. When I got there I
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
went to public safety to do a report and I was sent to the hospital for a rape kit. It took Spelman a month to get back to me about my case
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
When I got to the meeting with the Dean and Public Safety they asked me what was I wearing, why did I seperate from my friends, & why was I
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
drinking under age. The Dean also said that Spelman & Morehouse are brother & sister so I should give them a pass. I never felt so worthless
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
in my life. I got so depressed that I wanted to take my own life and I started to self-harm. I don’t want to be at a school that does not
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
make me feel safe and wants to silence me. So I would like to say goodbye to Spelman and to the amazing people I’ve met along the way.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
Spelman has taught me to be a free thinking woman and also to be a woman who has to keep her mouths closed to protect her “brothers”.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
You can NEVER say Morehouse has their sisters back if they are just going to force her on it.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
Its sad that I have to create a page to express myself rather than tweeting from my real account because AUC students blame & bash victims.
— Raped At Spelman (@RapedAtSpelman) May 2, 2016
Spelman’s president issued a statement to students on the case:
“Our hearts go out to this student and I want to personally offer her our full support and assistance,” Spelman President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell said in a statement provided to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“We are a family at Spelman and we will not tolerate any episode of sexual violence,” she wrote. “No student should ever have to suffer and endure the experience she has recounted on social media. Spelman is conducting a full and thorough review of these events.”
“I know that members of our Spelman community join me in expressing heartbreak and outrage over the incidents and experiences recounted on Twitter,” Campbell added.
Today is about interrupting a campus culture that normalizes sexual violence. #RapedAtSpelman #RapedByMorehouse pic.twitter.com/LBbzi1O7G5
— Avery. (@Philosavery) May 3, 2016
According to NBC News, the president of Morehouse said the school’s Office of Campus Safety has been “activated” to fully investigate the allegations “with the limited information available.”
“Sexual assault is a heinous form of violence and it is a stark contradiction to Morehouse College at its best,” John Silvanus Wilson Jr. said in a statement. “The information anonymously shared on Twitter was our very first indication of this incident. Now that we are aware of these allegations, we are determined to pursue the investigation to the fullest extent possible.”
AUC students silent protesting @Spelman to speak out against the silencing of rape victims. #RapedByMorehouse pic.twitter.com/b3MmS4ndL0
— Avery. (@Philosavery) May 3, 2016
I am able to work with genuine people.bThis protest happened because we push.#rapedatspelman #rapedbymorehouse pic.twitter.com/R9kEtvSJ7h
— Clarissa Brooks (@ayyeechloe) May 4, 2016
University officials are currently investigating the claims, meanwhile, the Atlanta Police Department said they did not have “any knowledge” of the incident, so therefore, an investigation of the incident has not yet started.
