I actually do not think the majority of men are rapists or would consider raping if the opportunity presented itself. Unfortunately there are too many men in the legal system who are unwilling or unable to take action to prosecute more rapes. It is obvious that there are sex criminals in nearly every organization of any size, from government organizations to churches and schools. The Catholic (and other) churches and the Boy Scouts are presently facing or have already settled lawsuits from male victims of male perpetrators who have been and in some cases, likely continue to be protected by these organizations.

I am a poor person who had little family support while attending college. The man who raped me was the son of wealthy Washington DC socialites (whom I met - I believe it's called "grooming") and his family's money and influence purchased a position as a named chair of literature for him. That was in 1983. Only more recently did I cut off all ties with my undergraduate alma mater - after the school made it abundantly clear that the only changes in the intervening years were worsening of the sexual predation on campus - to the point it cost another young woman, an outstanding scholarship student and RA, her life. That didn't matter at all to the school, a well-known women's liberal arts college that charges one of the highest tuition fees in the nation.

Now that I see that people like you make money from this type of article and I see the other lawsuits where victims have received compensation, I'm strongly considering filing a lawsuit against both schools to provide compensation for the years of suffering I needlessly endured and the lost opportunities I had.

Because if Brian Stonehill hadn't done that to me, I would have gone to the Iowa or UC Irvine Writers Workshops. Or, I would have been a Rhodes Scholar or Watson Fellow.

Then I'd be one of these high-masthead writers like you, Linda. Maybe even bigger than you. Due to being better, smarter, and having more talent. Oh wait wait wait - sorry I forgot, people just SAY this is a meritocracy. In reality it's an oligarchy where the rich and privileged have easy lives. Everyone else gets to suffer.