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** A Special Investigation
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The start of the fall semester through Thanksgiving break is known as The Red Zone, where more than 50% of sexual assaults happen. But college students are also at a heightened risk for other forms of abuse, such as intimate partner violence, throughout the academic year.
PublicSource spent six months speaking with survivors, advocates, lawyers, police and university officials to investigate the prevalence of sexual violence on Pittsburgh college campuses and its effects. Here's what we found. ([link removed])
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