U of C ‘reviewing matter’ after sex convict’s sentence delayed to attend classes

There are calls to expel a 21-year-old University of Calgary student, after word he won’t be serving jail time for a sex crime until after he’s finished the semester in May. The university said it’s now reviewing the matter, and looking over several policies, following a judge’s decision to accommodate Connor Neurauter’s classes in his three month sentence.

“The University of Calgary is committed to providing a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for our campus community. The university has conduct, sexual violence and harassment policies in place, and extensive support services that provide a wide range of expertise and assistance to all community members,” the university said in a statement.

Last week in Kamloops, Neurauter plead guilty to sexual interference with a 13-year-old girl. The court heard Neurauter asked for nude photos and later threatened to use them against the victim if she didn’t keep their relationship a secret. A judge agreed to allow the former junior hockey player to begin serving his sentence after the semester is over.

“It’s really highlighting a failure to address this issue on a larger scale because we already have incredibly low reporting rates for sexual violence in Canada and specifically on college campus,” said VP Academic, Samuel Geisterfer, of the Consent Awareness and Sexual Education Club.
The group said it trusts the university to handle the situation because it substantially funded the Ask First Project, renewed its sexual violence policy and created a new position called the sexual violence support advocate.

“They seem to be pushing in the direction of supporting survivors. So whatever disciplinary action they believe is appropriate we will continue to work with them,” said Geisterfer.

The U of C confirmed Neurauter was not on campus this week.

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