Ted Poe: “Meghan is a fourth-generation Texas A&M Aggie. Her decision to attend the prestigious school was never a question in her…”

“Meghan is a fourth-generation Texas A&M Aggie. Her decision to attend the prestigious school was never a question in her mind. It was an amazing experience, until it wasn't. One morning, while serving as a tutor in the athletic department, a member of the Fighting Aggies football team twice her size exposed himself to her not 2 feet away, making sexual advances toward Meghan and becoming aggressive. Terrified and shocked, she abruptly left the room, trying to remain calm as he followed her. Unbeknownst to Meghan, her assailant had done the same thing to another tutor just hours before. Mr. Speaker, Meghan feels she did not get justice against her attacker. Instead, she tells me, she was failed by a university that was not totally committed to protecting victims. Meghan was scared of the upcoming process, scared to go back to work, terrified she might run into this individual again. Before the hearing, the university claimed she did not need a lawyer; the assailant wasn't facing any criminal charges. So she didn't hire a lawyer. But she received no notice that her assailant had hired a lawyer. Months later, Meghan's assailant was found not responsible for exposing himself to both tutors, with the panel stating it appeared he had a skin condition and simply couldn't control himself. The response she received was nothing short of appalling. The school said: Sorry, Meghan, that you were offended, but there is nothing else we can do. So she appealed the case.…”