Advocates say that confidentiality in investigating sexual assault and harassment cases is crucial to promoting an environment in which victims feel comfortable coming forward. So colleges' individual sexual assault harassment policies usually err on the side of more privacy, not less.
But is there such a thing as too much confidentiality? Two recent cases of sexual harassment, both involving a student accuser and a professor defendant, suggest that balancing all parties' right to privacy with their right to address it publicly – especially when some details become public anyway – remains a delicate act.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/09/30/both-complainants-and-respondents-sexual-assault-cases-question-privacy-policies