Article: Indecent exposure incidents, threat of rape concern Vanderbilt U. police

Megan Lynch
University Wire
11-03-2000
(Vanderbilt Hustler) (U-WIRE) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Security alert e-mails from police to students are showing up with something of a unifying thread.

Of the 11 security alerts issued this semester, four reported incidents of indecent exposure.

Despite diverse reactions from students, experts are saying that the frequency of indecent exposures around the Vanderbilt University campus could represent a serious problem.

That's mainly because of the fact that in any situation where a man exposes himself, there is always the potential that the suspect could commit a more serious crime, including rape.

For instance, on March 28, 1999, three students reported ...

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