Up until now, there had been almost religious silence about this incident by those involved. Now the Phoenix reports that the accused student was from a prominent family that had made big donations to the University. It also comes out that the UDC had handled the case in an extraordinarily unorthodox manner. It certainly sounds like Joukowsky was a friend of the family. These are some of the questions that come to the mind of any thinking reader, and we write them here to emphasize that Brown has some serious name clearing to do.
Reticence is unacceptable.
The case was not dismissed for lack of evidence. The anonymous UDC member repeatedly said that Joukowsky's argument was purely about the nature of the crime and the qualifications of the UDC members. The fact is that our supposed system of community justice has let an alleged rapist continue his career as a student here without even bothering to determine if he is guilty or innocent. He is here because the UDC exploited a procedural loophole, not because the accuser's case was too flimsy to justify a real hearing. One our friends could be his next victim.