'Harassed' Iran student arrested

Source: bbc

A female student in the Iranian city of Zanjan who alleged she was sexually harassed by a senior male lecturer - triggering a massive demonstration by her fellow students - has herself been arrested.

The nature of the charge against the woman - who said she was molested by the vice-chancellor of the university - is unclear, but the local prosecutor is reported to have said that publicising certain crimes is worse than the crimes themselves.

Thousands of students took control of the campus after the allegation came to light, staging a sit-in and catching hold of the official and handing him to authorities.

The situation has since been calmed after the authorities promised to suspend the accused official from his post and take action.

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Her fellow students have said they have an audio recording of the lecturer sexually propositioning the girl. They have demanded that he be punished and that the university's board of directors resign.



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the local prosecutor is reported to have said that publicising certain crimes is worse than the crimes themselves??????

As a woman in a patriarchal society she is especially vulnerable. Remember back when, in our society, when the same allegations would paint the victim as a slut, saying she asked for it and other invectives.

Horrible to think that Iran is an enlightened country compared to Saudi Arabia, however. If this case were in a university there, the female student would already have received 300 lashes for "tempting" a male into propositioning her.

Those sentiments are on DU all the time whenever anyone posts something about a rape.