Wednesday, September 16, 2015

A below-the-belt punch to victims at SUNY

Assistant District Attorneys Chantelle Cleary and Carmen Warner were working out at a local gym when they pretended, as a joke, to punch each other in sensitive areas of their bodies, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

A photo was taken. It went on Facebook.

Gavin, Robert. "Albany County prosecutors suspended over Facebook picture." Albany Times Union. March 12, 2014. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Albany-County-prosecutors-suspended-over-Facebook-5308663.php

Chantelle Cleary is a self-proclaimed woman of many hats. As the University at Albany’s Title IX Coordinator, Cleary acts as an investigator, an educator, and a preventer.

She is responsible for investigating any possible cases of sexual assault, ensuring that investigations are fair and prompt, teaching others about their obligations and rights, assisting in various prevention methods, hosting educational programs for both students and faculty members, and assisting victims to get them any help they may need.

Frank, Janie. "New Title IX Coordinator comes to UAlbany." Albany Student Press. March 10, 2015. http://www.albanystudentpress.net/new-title-ix-coordinator-comes-to-ualbany/

Not exactly a promising hire!

One wonders whether at the DA's office she handled any cases involving UAlbany, and if so how they were handled.

Her predecessor Tamra Minor at UAlbany was content not to respond to victims and to let victims be threatened. Will Ms. Cleary be any better?