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A woman reported that she was raped by a man in the basement of a Stanford University building on Friday, according to Stanford’s Department of Public Safety.
The sexual assault happened around 12:30 p.m. The woman had been working in her office when a man grabbed her. He dragged her to the basement where she was raped, according to a community crime alert. The department was not told which building the reported rape took place.
Public safety deputies were notified of the rape by a mandated reporter shortly before 3 p.m. on Friday. The woman declined to give a statement about the assault to the department.
No further description was provided of the man.
I teach the Self-Defense course at Stanford University. It is my hope that all colleges/universities will someday soon include some self-defense training as part of freshman orientation. I am pushing for it at Stanford. In my classes at Stanford last week, I spoke about the importance of mental/emotional health being a part of self-defense. I hope this woman is getting the support she needs.