Ted Poe: “Megan Rondini was a student at the University of Alabama. She originally was from Austin, Texas, but chose the…”

“Megan Rondini was a student at the University of Alabama. She originally was from Austin, Texas, but chose the University of Alabama as her school of choice. Megan went to school there. While she was a student, she came in contact with a former student whose nickname was ``Sweet T.'' He took her to his residence, which was literally a plantation home, and sexually assaulted her. Megan then jumped out of the second-story window of his residence and went to the hospital. That is where her nightmare continued. While Megan was at the hospital, the people in charge there didn't know how to deal with a sexual assault victim, and the sexual assault exam was botched. She left the hospital and went to the sheriff's department. They started interviewing her and found out that the alleged perpetrator was from an important family in the area. All of a sudden, they backed off, according to her. They didn't prosecute Sweet T. In fact, they read Megan a Miranda warning. Megan went to the University of Alabama and sought a counselor. The counselor found out who the alleged perpetrator was and said: ``I can't help you. This is a conflict of interest. I know this person.'' The University of Alabama didn't provide her another counselor. Megan then went into a depression. She left the University of Alabama and transferred to SMU in Dallas, Texas. Shortly after she transferred to SMU, Megan Rondini took her own life. You see, Mr.…”