The Text Presents a Case in Which Three College Students

question 26

Multiple Choice

The text presents a case in which three college students were found responsible for sexual assault and harassment of a student on spring break. What was the penalty for these offenses?

• A) The perpetrators were each fined $500.00
• B) The perpetrators were banned from criminal justice classes and could not leave campus on weekends
• C) The perpetrators were not allowed to walk at graduation, and they were to be expelled after their graduation
• D) The perpetrators were sentenced to a combined 55-year prison sentence

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