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Voice for Victims Part 2

SPECIAL REPORT: VOICE FOR VICTIMS 2

March 16, 2018

In Part Two of News Channel 9&10 special report, Voice for Victims, we’re taking a closer look at a groundbreaking program at Central Michigan University that’s leading the charge to support survivors of sexual assault

Steve Thompson Voice for Victims

SPECIAL REPORT: VOICE FOR VICTIMS 1

February 14, 2018

As sexual assault issues come to light on a national scale, colleges throughout the country are revamping how they deal with these sensitive situations. In fact, colleges throughout the country model their survivor support programs off of what’s being done at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant.

steve thompson cmu sexual assault

ONCE A SAPA, ALWAYS A SAPA

January 9, 2018

When Steve Thompson taught self-defense at CMU decades ago, young women often told him they'd been sexually assaulted but didn't feel comfortable seeking professional support. Fed up, he wrote a letter to then-dean of students Bruce Roscoe. "I said, 'How could we let this happen?'" 

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