Title IX Director at Indiana University Accused of Sexual Assault By Another Administrator
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In a hideous bit of irony, the president-elect of a group for college administrators—a group that teaches them how to handle student misconduct cases, including sexual assault—says that her predecessor sexually assaulted her at a conference. Jill L. Creighton of NYU says Jason Casares of Indiana University assaulted her in December.
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Creighton wrote that she was sexually assaulted by Casares in an open letter, which the publication also ran in full. The assault took place at a convention in Fort Worth, Texas in December, she wrote. Both Creighton and Casares belong to the Association for Student Conduct Administration, a group for college administrators who handle student misconduct cases.
Creighton alleges in the letter both that Casares assaulted her and that the ASCA has failed to protect her, allowing him to present, among other things, a panel on sexual misconduct investigations. She writes:
At the AFA convention in Fort Worth, TX in December, I made the mistake of letting my guard down while socializing with Jason about Association business. Jason took advantage of me after I had had too much to drink. I filed a criminal complaint with the police in Texas, and then decided that I felt unsafe in ASCA. I also could not stand the hypocrisy of Jason parading his expertise on Title IX, knowing how he had behaved with me. While I knew it could blow up in my face, and that I had nothing to gain but my own sense of safety, I asked ASCA to impeach Jason.
When Jason resigned, I was shocked to learn that he was still planning to attend the conference, and was still planning to present his sessions on Title IX, though several of his co-presenters have backed out of co-presenting with him. He is under criminal investigation for a sex offense, and ASCA is still allowing him to present. I needed a safe space, and to be able to attend this conference free of the hostile environment that his presence creates for me. ASCA has failed to protect me.
Casares was previously president of the ASCA; the board of directors confirmed to the Chronicle that he resigned on January 29. He’s also not just any college administrator: he is both the associate dean of students and IU’s deputy Title IX director, charged with helping to enforce the laws against gender discrimination in higher ed. Creighton is NYU’s assistant director of Global Community Standards.
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