Cornell rape allegations spur parenting conversations in US over consent

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The case raised questions about why so little has changed despite decades of campus sexual assault campaigns and the rise of the #MeToo movement.

The case raised questions about why so little has changed despite decades of campus sexual assault campaigns and the rise of the #MeToo movement.

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Christina Caron and Catherine Pearson

ITHACA, New York – Victoria Wickman, 49, was making breakfast when her eldest son, 16, approached her.

He described seeing posts on Instagram calling out how nobody had intervened during an alleged sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity in which seven men have been accused of raping another student.

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