TUESDAY. APRIL 23, 2002
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 7A
NEWS
Officials charged in rape case
COLUMBIA, Mo. — If University of Missouri-Columbia officials had acted on previous reports of sexual assaults, fraternity members may not have drugged and raped a former student, a civil lawsuit claims.
The Associated Press
University officials, the suit claims, had received previous reports of Delta Tau Delta sexual assaults before fraternity member Brad Duggan, along with several other men, allegedly raped Emilie Ostrander April 6, 1998, in the fraternity's annex.
Jury selection in the case began yesterday in federal court in Jefferson City. Among those named in the lawsuit were former Greek Life Director Pam Sampson and the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Ostrander claims Duggan gave her a date-rape drug and raped her as she went in and out of consciousness. But Duggan insists in pretrial documents that the sexual contact was consensual Ostrander is seeking unspecified damages against Sampson and the university for physical and emotional duress and punitive damages against Duggan.
Columbia police have said they did receive a report of the alleged rape but made no arrests.
Christopher Schappe, Ostrander's attorney, said he would introduce documents that would show university officials failed to act on reports of sexual abuse. Other women who were allegedly assaulted by members of the fraternity will be called to testify, he said.
Schappe said Sampson and the Department of Greek Life did little after Ostrander and three other women told her in September 1998 that Delta Tau Delta members sexually assaulted them.
Sampson and university officials acknowledge the university has authority to discipline fraternities in some circumstances. But they said the university was not responsible for the rape because it had no control over fraternities' actions.
"We think that the university has control over fraternities, and they exercise it in a number of ways, such as sanctioning fraternities for hazing or violations of the alcohol policy. Schappe said.
Ostrander and Schappe disagree.
Former university Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Charles Schroeder and his successor, Cathy Scroggs, also were dropped as defendants because Schappe said he did not have enough evidence to build a case against them.
"Given that the university will exercise control over fraternities in these instances, they should certainly do it when they have evidence that a fraternity has engaged in a number of sexual assaults."
Delta Tau Delta's university and international chapters were dropped as defendants in the lawsuit after a judge ruled the fraternity did not control the rental property where the sexual assault allegedly occurred.
Speaker recovers from surgery
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — House Speaker Kent Glasscock returned home yesterday after being treated for a partially blocked artery, and a spokesman said the speaker still was inclined to run for governor.
Glasscock, R-Manhattan, underwent a balloon angioplasty Thursday night to clear an artery to his heart and had been recovering at the St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Topeka.
His doctor discovered the blockage during a routine checkup and said there was no damage to his heart.
The speaker was hospitalized as speculation built over whether he would re-enter the GOP governor's race.
Glasscock began running last year, but abandoned his bid to become Attorney General Carla Stovall's lieutenant-governor running mate. However, Stovall quit the race a week ago, leaving moderate Republicans without a candidate.
Spokesman Scott Holeman said Glasscock was doing well and considered the angioplasty "like a tuneup."
"His inclination is still to get in the race." Holeman said.
However, Holeman said Glasscock's recovery would delay an announcement about his plans.
"He's going to take the advice of his doctor and stay at home and rest for a few days," Holeman said. "I would not expect any formal announcement this week."
heart attack, and his parents have both have had similar procedures. In addition, his father is battling cancer but still goes to work each day.
The speaker was hospitalized during the Legislature's two-week recess, following completion of 90 days in session on April 13. Legislators are scheduled to return to the Statehouse for a wrapup session on May 1, and Holeman said Glasscock could be present.
Doctors at St. Francis described the balloon angioplasty, which is designed to keep blood flowing to the heart, as a common procedure.
Glasscock's brother has had a
Glasscock was elected to the House in 1990 and has been speaker since 2001. His wife, Joyce, is secretary of administration. They have one son.
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