I hope they sue that place into oblivion. That is so messed up. ** -- Fatman 07/20/2021 7:35PM
Damn. On a side note as someone who grew up in the Lynchburg area and -- HokieDan95 07/20/2021 4:18PM
^^^Liberty Proud^^^ ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/20/2021 4:25PM
Hah. It's pretty much the one thing that puts Lynchburg on the map. ** -- HokieDan95 07/20/2021 4:28PM
Not in a good way either. ** -- NokieHokie 07/20/2021 4:44PM
Lynchburg native here too. Yeah, I remember LBC being not much more than -- Tafkam Hokie 07/20/2021 4:22PM
Sheesh. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/20/2021 4:14PM
2000?? Mathew ran loose around uva for years.** -- Hokiehouse7 07/20/2021 4:13PM
I suspect he’s done stuff that never got reported for various reasons. ** -- Hoakie82 07/20/2021 5:31PM
The opening stanza from 13 news uses the phrase "spread her butt cheeks" -- typed by ben 07/20/2021 4:03PM
How is that "worse reporting?" -- Tafkam Hokie 07/20/2021 4:09PM
The language used is beyond reproach -- typed by ben 07/21/2021 05:28AM
That doesn't make it worse than the story though... ** -- NokieHokie 07/21/2021 08:42AM
You're right. It's a juvenile tone that adds a layer of public humiliation -- typed by ben 07/21/2021 09:01AM
Reporting worse than rape makes total sense! :) ** -- NokieHokie 07/20/2021 4:12PM
I’d agree if their names & faces were used but they weren’t that I know. I -- Hoakie82 07/21/2021 07:08AM
Umm I was being facetious... I was mocking the post that said the reporting -- NokieHokie 07/21/2021 08:42AM
Gotcha. I was trying to be nice since we tend to disagree so much. I -- Hoakie82 07/21/2021 1:58PM
All good brutha! :) Just think the reporting of rape can never be worse -- NokieHokie 07/21/2021 1:59PM
Agreed, & I would also encourage anyone in that situation to speak up as -- Hoakie82 07/21/2021 2:11PM
Completely agree! :) ** -- NokieHokie 07/21/2021 2:42PM
I'm honestly a tiny bit surprised ABC13 got in the lead on the story -- Tafkam Hokie 07/20/2021 4:18PM
😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠 ** -- Major Kong 07/20/2021 3:48PM
Our school is guilt of early 1980s rape cover-ups -- Riverguy 07/20/2021 3:44PM
So you contend this is a Virginia, SE US or Eastern US issue? Or is -- PhotoHokieNC 07/20/2021 4:16PM
I feel like that was probably a cultural SOP up until about the early to -- Tafkam Hokie 07/20/2021 4:01PM
This is no doubt the fault of boomers whose 60's free love addiction -- PhotoHokieNC 07/20/2021 4:23PM
Respectfully, I don't think the 60's had a darned thing to do with it -- Tafkam Hokie 07/20/2021 6:37PM
You’re just jealous. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/20/2021 8:00PM
That generation is the gift that keeps on giving. ** -- HokieNoVA 07/20/2021 4:54PM
"Cover it up" seems to be the SOP for most large organizations. ** -- HokieNoVA 07/20/2021 3:47PM
Sounds about right to me... ** -- NokieHokie 07/20/2021 3:40PM
Granted, that is only one side of the story, but wow does that look bad -- Tafkam Hokie 07/20/2021 3:38PM
Campus police should only be handling parking tickets - not felonies ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/20/2021 3:32PM
This. And if a felony is reported to the school it needs to be immediately -- HokieNoVA 07/20/2021 3:45PM
Not sure about Liberty...but VA Tech police is "real police". ** -- vthokieq 07/20/2021 4:27PM
Not pre-Cho. ** -- Hokiehouse7 07/20/2021 4:29PM
Pretty sure they were. -- vthokieq 07/20/2021 4:35PM
I graduated in 87 and their biggest job was failing to keep booze out of -- Hokiehouse7 07/20/2021 5:41PM
My brother was a VT police officer for 2 years in the late 00s. -- HokieGator 07/20/2021 5:56PM
Ok...and? -- vthokieq 07/20/2021 5:53PM
I guess the crime wave has hit Blacksburg since then. ** -- Hokiehouse7 07/20/2021 6:19PM
What? -- vthokieq 07/20/2021 8:28PM
Yea, that's it...smh. What the hell does that even mean?? -- Hokiehouse7 07/20/2021 8:45PM
If I was the father of that 15 year old girl, would hire the best... -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 3:17PM
I’d be pretty upset if I was the parents or friends of either of the two -- Hoakie82 07/20/2021 5:41PM
Well she's 35 now so probably can hire her own attorney. ** -- Hokiehouse7 07/20/2021 4:17PM
I'm sorry, wwwhhhhaaaaaat is that lede? ** -- hoosnowahokie 07/20/2021 3:05PM