Lexington Police Department names a detective to handle domestic abuse and sexual assault cases
Project Horizon will work with the detective to provide shelter and support for victims
Former first-year sentenced to six years in prison
Ricardo Vergara, formerly ’26, was sentenced Monday in Rockbridge Circuit Court after pleading guilty to a rape charge
Former first-year pleads guilty to rape
Ricardo Vergara's sentencing hearing is set for April 8
Grand jury indicts former Washington and Lee first-year on rape charges
Lexington police arrested Ricardo Vergara in February for allegedly sexually assaulting a fellow student a month earlier
Editorial: W&L needs to reconsider its relationship with the press
Administrators don’t respond. Students only respond after a piece is published. And us? Well, we respond with this.
The other side of sexual misconduct programming
Audrey Blumenstock, '22, says being on the SPEAK executive team made her feel "muzzled" by the administration
W&L’s culture of misogyny and assault
Ramsey unleashes a polemic on the school’s response to recent infractions by male students
First-year student arrested on sexual assault charges
One victim said she reported Ricardo Vergara, ’26, to the Title IX office in October for a separate offense of sexual assault—but he faced no disciplinary action
New advocate position addresses sexual misconduct
Janet Boller guides students who file reports through the Title IX process
SPEAK event provides forum for W&L students to share their stories
Survivors of sexual assault find support at annual event
SPEAK hosts sexual assault awareness event
Anonymous stories written by survivors described a culture of self-blame, doubt and social stigma surrounding speaking out about sexual violence