Edited sentence: After multiple reports of sexual violence perpetrated by Villanes, the university refused to expel the student and his studies were ultimately interrupted by his inevitable arrest in January of 2023.As of the 2022, there had been 80 alleged reports of sexual assault made to the University during that given year.However, the University publicly claims that there were only 9, citing that the others were not included in the count due to the incidents occurred off UConn property.One of the most notable cases of that year that garnered media attention from various outlets was the case of Leonardo Villanes Medina, a senior from Sharon, CT that arrived to the Storrs campus with a background criminal history of assault on minors.The inaction by the university prompted many students to question the alleged "zero tolerance" policy that the University of Connecticut claims to enact during these incidences of sexual assault.With three separate criminal charges of sexual assault, two of which were to minors, Leonardo Villanes Medina was set to graduate the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in Health Services and Allied Help while pursuing a career in physical therapy if it were not for his incarceration