On April 4, 2004, Sara, an 18-year-old UW freshman, says she was sexually assaulted by two members of the crew team.
….On Wednesday, the UW Police Department referred the case to the District Attorney’s Office, where prosecutors will consider criminal charges. But last month the Dean’s Office closed the case, saying there was not enough evidence to impose sanctions against the student.
Dean’s Office officials say that because Sara was drunk and flirting with one of the men, they can’t prove that the sex wasn’t consensual. They also say that because Sara took more than a year to report the case to them, there is no physical evidence or eyewitnesses to back her allegation.