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Sex-assault victims and experts agree: Seeing BYU as inherently safe is ‘naive’

Victims, some of them years removed from the school, recount crimes committed against them; most are not reflected in school assault statistics.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Jennifer teaches her three sons about healthy sexual behavior and boundaries. "Girls want to try things too," said Jennifer, adding that "being uncomfortable is the first step down the path to abuse. You have to be willing to speak up and say, ‘I'm not okay with that.’" Jennifer, who asked to be identified by her first name only, said she was sexually assaulted while attending Brigham Young University more than 20 years ago. She is now married and raising her three sons, who are aware of their mother's sexual assault in college.