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Surprising no woman: Men are more likely to say they trust how officials handle sexual assault

Two things have reverberated after a young woman filed a civil lawsuit last month alleging that seven members of a Cornell University fraternity took part in an hours-long gang rape in October 2024. One is the noise: Many women’s distrust of the institutions and officials meant to protect them runs deep, and they’re making that […]

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