Freshman year, while attending Seton Hall University, I was raped by another student, and was harassed for months afterwards. The next year, he went on to become an RA in my building. The thought that he knew where I lived and had access to a master key that could allow him entry to my room ate at me. I lost sleep and became paranoid. The following year, as a junior, I reported him to Director of Housing and Residence Life, the Dean, and Title IX, as well as have my experience and subsequent mental health issues documented by a counselor at CAPS. I filed a no contact order (NCO) against him with Dean Karen Van Norman. I was told there wasn't much else to do, as continuing with an investigation that would mainly be "he-said-she-said" could not end in my favor. So, for the sake of my mental health, I left Seton Hall at the end of my junior year.

Almost a year later, it came to my attention that my rapist was promoted to HRA, and made in charge of 3 on-campus dorms. It was also brought to my attention that after the meeting making him aware of my NCO, he was immediately offered a student leadership position in being liaison to the administration for the student body on COVID safety. All of this was done with the knowledge of such heavy allegations against him. I spoke out publicly on social media, telling my story and how the administration handled it, and that's when I began to get messages on how I was not alone.

Not only was I not the only victim to this RA's harassment, but I found out from other students that they had filed NCOs against other RAs, and had these statements confirmed by someone within housing that there were multiple RAs with NCOs against them. Yes, housing is aware of all of these NCOs.

Current students have not been the only ones to reach out. Alumni from various graduating years have reached out with similar experiences as well, one going as far back as '83. All different stories with the same message: Seton Hall University protects its predators.

From Cardinal McCarrick to University Employees, Seton Hall's administration will do anything to keep these kinds of things under wraps. Acknowledgement and documentation of sexual misconduct isn't marketable to prospective students and funding, but it leaves victims without protection.

I'm tired of staying quiet. Many victims have come to me as the first person to hear their stories, it would be a disservice to them to stop just because the administration is ignoring the problem. RAs from other universities have reached out saying how an NCO alone is enough to get an RA fired, even without investigation. It's time Seton Hall caught up. No one deserves to feel unsafe at an institution they pay tens of thousands a year to attend.