St. Olaf sexual misconduct reports
The Working Group is committed to operating transparently, and in this spirit we are sharing St. Olaf’s sexual misconduct data reflecting complaints over the past three years. While the Minnesota law will require annual reporting for the previous calendar year, the Working Group requested the public presentation of three years of data.
The level of reporting outlined below reflects the categories that Minnesota’s higher education institutions must report on an annual basis beginning in October 2016.
The information provided below is reflected by academic years (AY) that are defined as September 1–August 31 for the previous three years.
1. Total cases: AY 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 to date
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 6 | 13 | 10 |
2. Cases investigated by the college
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 5 | 10 | 9 |
Not investigated:
- Complainant did not know identity of respondent: 2 cases
- Complainant has not disclosed identity of respondent: 2 cases
- Complainant withdrew complaint: 1 case
3. Cases referred for a disciplinary proceeding
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 5 | 10 | 9 |
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education has not yet offered a definition of “disciplinary proceeding.” For purposes of this report, we are assuming that St. Olaf’s process of investigation and adjudication is a “disciplinary proceeding,” which means that all investigated cases have by definition been “referred for a disciplinary proceeding.”
4. Cases in which the complainant chose to report to local or state law enforcement
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 2 | 0 | 3 |
5. Cases for which disciplinary proceedings are pending and which have not reached a final resolution
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
6. Completed investigations in which the respondent was found responsible
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 3 of 5 | 8 of 10* | 3 of 6 |
*In one case, the respondent was not found responsible for sexual assault, but was found responsible — and sanctioned — for another form of sexual harassment.
7. Cases that resulted in any action by the institution greater than a warning issued to the respondent
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 3 | 8 | 3 |
8. Cases that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding that closed without resolution
(including where the respondent withdrew from the institution and those that were suspended because the complainant chose not to participate in the process)
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
9. Reports made through the college’s new online reporting system*
| 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 YTD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
*The new state requirement for an online reporting system becomes effective in August 2016; St. Olaf’s system has not yet been fully implemented.