The administration has confirmed that all of our requested measures are being implemented, including the mandatory education programs and the formal review of internal protocols. Your commitment to this cause ensured that these necessary improvements will become a reality for our campus community. We will continue to observe their implementation …
August 22, 2016
Final supporters
This petition is to bring an incident of sexual assault on the campus of John Abbott College to the attention of the college, the police, and the community.
We wish to respect the privacy and anonymity of the victim/survivor. We are not able to contact her to ask specifically, so this is our best effort. WE WANT:
- Temporary suspension of the perpetrator until a report is filled and handled appropriately;
- For the victim to receive a proper apology for the mishandling of the situation by both the officers, the department and the school;
- For the school to show that they want and plan to take these matters more seriously, and to implement mandatory sexual assault education for all first year students.
We call on JAC to demand a proper investigation and to support the victim/survivor in this. We believe this incident shows an utter lack of education and sensitivity to the issue of sexual violence on college campuses, and failure to help one (among others) student feel safe as she works through this, especially upon return to school. SUPPORT HER IN ANY WAY SHE CHOOSES, IN ORDER FOR HER TO FEEL SAFE.
From the Montreal Gazette: "The case involves a detective, Geneviève Leclerc, who was involved in a highly controversial case that the Supreme Court of Canada agreed in June to hear. Leclerc, and four other officers, were accused of ignoring Maria Altagracia Dorval’s complaint that her ex-husband was going to kill her in the days before the Montreal North woman was murdered in 2010."
From the Montreal Gazette: “ 'While the video does not show the assault, the police seem to base their decision on the images of "friendliness" between her and the student, and that’s very contentious,' said Niemi, citing some jurisprudence from a recent case in Alberta when an appeals court overturned a decision similarly based on actions and body language in a video of an alleged sexual assault at a high school."
http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/john-ab...
The incident was deemed a delusional fabrication based on a surveillance video that shows the victim/survivor and the perpetrator just prior to the assault, which occured in the boys washroom. The video, which JAC and SPVM refuse to show the victim, shows the two students entering the school, being amicable/friendly. Jean-Pierre Brabant, spokesperson for the SPVM, says the case is dropped and there is nothing to investigate, despite the victim's detailed account (she is now on suicide watch).
We urge the college to take example from institutions such as the University of Illinois, and their FYCARE program, which is a mandatory program for all students to be informed on sexual assault, as well as University of the Pacific after student Beckett Brennan was assaulted and her perpetrators were suspended and expelled from campus.
Feel free to CALL and write to the following JAC board members, telling them how you feel and what they should do. Phone calls can't be ignored forever.
John Halpin, Director General: 514-457-6610 x5281
Erich Schmedt, Academic Dean: 514-457-6610 x5283
Donna Yates, Directory of HR and Communications: 514-457-6610 x5257
To the victim: We want to respect your privacy and safety. Please email me at [email protected], or co-founder Ratika at [email protected] if you have any concerns.
[photo from http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/)
Updates
August 6, 2016
The petition has now reached one thousand signatures. This level of engagement indicates that the college must finally address the concerns regarding safety and institutional accountability.
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 5, 2016
August 5, 2016
The petition has now reached one hundred signatures. This level of engagement confirms that the community expects better standards of accountability from the administration.
Reached 100 supporters
August 4, 2016
August 3, 2016
The number of signatures is nearing one thousand. Maintaining this momentum is essential to ensure that the administration recognizes the gravity of our demands.
336 Comments
You had a rapist in your parking lot a few years ago, so clearly there is a problem at JAC. Last time you created a program to walk students to their cars if they felt unsafe. This time you can push for the police to pick up the case again. Take steps to protect your students JAC.
This situation is unacceptable! No rape-kit? That should be mandatory, except if the victim refuses despite knowing what it entails! And that means that the authorities should ALWAYS have ALL the information pertaining to the rape-kit. Today, I am ashamed of the SPVM.
Whether the video shows 'friendliness' or not, when a woman says 'no' to the perpetrator when inappropriate advances are made and the perpetrator does not walk away and continues to act, this in my opinion, is an assault and appropriate actions should be taken. 'NO means NO'!
As a parent who had a daughter attend this institute and who myself attended the college I find the attitude of both the police and the school administrators abhorrent. The person who did this should be expelled from the college and get a police record.
In my first year I was physically assulted by a teacher, and JAC did nothing to rectify the situation. I am therefore not surprised as to how this case has been handled yet I am still extreamly disapointed and truly disgusted none the less.
Need proper investigation and justice!
It is about damn time something is being done about this.
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The administration has confirmed that all of our requested measures are being implemented, including the mandatory education programs and the formal review of internal protocols. Your commitment to this cause ensured that these necessary improvements will become a reality for our campus community. We will continue to observe their implementation …
August 22, 2016
Final supporters
This petition is to bring an incident of sexual assault on the campus of John Abbott College to the attention of the college, the police, and the community.
We wish to respect the privacy and anonymity of the victim/survivor. We are not able to contact her to ask specifically, so this is our best effort. WE WANT:
- Temporary suspension of the perpetrator until a report is filled and handled appropriately;
- For the victim to receive a proper apology for the mishandling of the situation by both the officers, the department and the school;
- For the school to show that they want and plan to take these matters more seriously, and to implement mandatory sexual assault education for all first year students.
We call on JAC to demand a proper investigation and to support the victim/survivor in this. We believe this incident shows an utter lack of education and sensitivity to the issue of sexual violence on college campuses, and failure to help one (among others) student feel safe as she works through this, especially upon return to school. SUPPORT HER IN ANY WAY SHE CHOOSES, IN ORDER FOR HER TO FEEL SAFE.
From the Montreal Gazette: "The case involves a detective, Geneviève Leclerc, who was involved in a highly controversial case that the Supreme Court of Canada agreed in June to hear. Leclerc, and four other officers, were accused of ignoring Maria Altagracia Dorval’s complaint that her ex-husband was going to kill her in the days before the Montreal North woman was murdered in 2010."
From the Montreal Gazette: “ 'While the video does not show the assault, the police seem to base their decision on the images of "friendliness" between her and the student, and that’s very contentious,' said Niemi, citing some jurisprudence from a recent case in Alberta when an appeals court overturned a decision similarly based on actions and body language in a video of an alleged sexual assault at a high school."
http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/john-ab...
The incident was deemed a delusional fabrication based on a surveillance video that shows the victim/survivor and the perpetrator just prior to the assault, which occured in the boys washroom. The video, which JAC and SPVM refuse to show the victim, shows the two students entering the school, being amicable/friendly. Jean-Pierre Brabant, spokesperson for the SPVM, says the case is dropped and there is nothing to investigate, despite the victim's detailed account (she is now on suicide watch).
We urge the college to take example from institutions such as the University of Illinois, and their FYCARE program, which is a mandatory program for all students to be informed on sexual assault, as well as University of the Pacific after student Beckett Brennan was assaulted and her perpetrators were suspended and expelled from campus.
Feel free to CALL and write to the following JAC board members, telling them how you feel and what they should do. Phone calls can't be ignored forever.
John Halpin, Director General: 514-457-6610 x5281
Erich Schmedt, Academic Dean: 514-457-6610 x5283
Donna Yates, Directory of HR and Communications: 514-457-6610 x5257
To the victim: We want to respect your privacy and safety. Please email me at [email protected], or co-founder Ratika at [email protected] if you have any concerns.
[photo from http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/)
Updates
August 6, 2016
The petition has now reached one thousand signatures. This level of engagement indicates that the college must finally address the concerns regarding safety and institutional accountability.
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 5, 2016
August 5, 2016
The petition has now reached one hundred signatures. This level of engagement confirms that the community expects better standards of accountability from the administration.
Reached 100 supporters
August 4, 2016
August 3, 2016
The number of signatures is nearing one thousand. Maintaining this momentum is essential to ensure that the administration recognizes the gravity of our demands.
336 Comments
SPVM clearly at fault. Philippe Pichet is the one to complain to. On their website, he says, "The police of the future is here." I, for one, am not impressed. "The quality of our service must live up to the community's expectations." You have failed all women on this one, M. Pichet.
You had a rapist in your parking lot a few years ago, so clearly there is a problem at JAC. Last time you created a program to walk students to their cars if they felt unsafe. This time you can push for the police to pick up the case again. Take steps to protect your students JAC.
This situation is unacceptable! No rape-kit? That should be mandatory, except if the victim refuses despite knowing what it entails! And that means that the authorities should ALWAYS have ALL the information pertaining to the rape-kit. Today, I am ashamed of the SPVM.
Whether the video shows 'friendliness' or not, when a woman says 'no' to the perpetrator when inappropriate advances are made and the perpetrator does not walk away and continues to act, this in my opinion, is an assault and appropriate actions should be taken. 'NO means NO'!
As a parent who had a daughter attend this institute and who myself attended the college I find the attitude of both the police and the school administrators abhorrent. The person who did this should be expelled from the college and get a police record.
In my first year I was physically assulted by a teacher, and JAC did nothing to rectify the situation. I am therefore not surprised as to how this case has been handled yet I am still extreamly disapointed and truly disgusted none the less.
Need proper investigation and justice!
It is about damn time something is being done about this.
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SPVM clearly at fault. Philippe Pichet is the one to complain to. On their website, he says, "The police of the future is here." I, for one, am not impressed. "The quality of our service must live up to the community's expectations." You have failed all women on this one, M. Pichet.