Same month, same assault, new victim.
Four rapes in October alone at East Carolina University; four separate dorms; four separate dates; four separate failures.
Tyler Hall – October 3
Fletcher Hall – October 5
Jones Hall – October 15
Scott Hall – October 14
All are currently “under investigation.”
And yet, the students remain in those same halls, the doors remain open, and the same empty reassurances flow from administrative offices while predators move freely across campus.
Unfortunately, this is Part II, I thought we’d have uncovered some things and seen change since posting Part I:
Enough with the Lip Service
After the first report, the university should’ve gone on high alert.
After the second, they should’ve overhauled campus security.
After the third, they should’ve been on every news outlet explaining how they ensured it never happened again.
But after the fourth?
All we get is silence, and dare I say, there seems to be a subtle form of acceptance… As if this is the norm, and “It is what it is…”
You can’t hide behind “ongoing investigations” forever, and you can’t keep protecting the predator while pretending to protect the students; at some point, the truth will be known, and it won’t be pretty.
The Culture of Cowardice
The same weak leadership that prioritizes reputation over responsibility is the same culture that breeds predators in the first place.
When universities downplay assaults to keep enrollment high, when they issue sterile press releases instead of real protection, and when they let predators stay anonymous while victims live in trauma, they are complicit.
Every unspoken truth, every buried report, every “we’re aware and investigating” statement adds another brick to the wall that shelters the abuser.
Parents: Wake Up
If your child is at ECU right now, don’t wait for the school to tell you what’s safe; they’ve proven they won’t.
Demand transparency, dorm audits, and accountability for every “under investigation” case that quietly disappears from the public log.
Call for independent security oversight…
Dorms with repeat incidents, like Jones and Scott Halls, should be required to be shut down for full review.
Your child’s safety is worth more than their enrollment numbers.
Students Must Speak, Even if Your Voice Shakes
Silence has protected the predator for too long…
Speak up, Organize, and Refuse to let fear dictate your freedom.
You’re not just fighting for justice, you’re fighting for every student who comes after you.
To ECU Leadership
Your students don’t need another awareness campaign; they need safety.
Your parents don’t need another “we take this seriously” memo; they need answers.
Your campus doesn’t need more talk; it needs consequences.
Either act like leaders or admit you’ve chosen liability over integrity, because from the outside looking in, it’s not that ECU “has a problem”, it’s that ECU is the problem.
Silence Is a Choice, ECU Has Made Theirs
The predators are watching, the victims are waiting, and North Carolina is listening.
How many more rapes will it take before you stop protecting your image and start protecting your students?
- Zac Small