When English professor Brian Gibson sat down with a female student at Université Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia on March 9, he expected a routine discussion on her struggles catching up on course work.
Within weeks, the woman – whose name cannot be published due to a court publication ban – had teamed with Gibson and several other students and former students to plan an online campaign titled SA Change Now. On Tuesday, RCMP spokesman Cpl. Chris Marshall said in an interview that in recent years, four alleged sexual assaults at the university were investigated. However, he said local police are now also “aware” of the fresh allegations and – while survivors haven’t directly contacted the force – investigators have received information on several of the cases.
This time, she’s more hopeful. “It was time to remove the curtain … It’s not hidden anymore,” she said.