Many of the one-in-five women who experience sexual assault on US college campuses will now have to meet inconsistent and unreasonably high standards of evidence when they bring their complaints to campus authorities after the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era rules on the matter.

In speaking about the campus rate epidemic (.pdf link) this year, US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos dedicated as much time to those falsely accused of rape as she did to the true victims in this epidemic - even though false accusations make up only a very small percentage of campus sexual assault reports.  In DeVos' view, then-President Barack Obama didn't do enough to protect the rights of accused rapists.

"Schools must continue to confront these horrific crimes and behaviors head-on," DeVos said in a statement.  "There will be no more sweeping them under the rug.  But the process also must be fair and impartial, giving everyone more confidence in its outcomes."

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Victims rights organizations condemned the move, saying DeVos' decision will empower colleges to give an unfair edge to the accused in sex discrimination cases.  Many referred to Donald Trump's infamous and thoroughly evil "grab them by the p***y" remark.  The Trump administration "intentions are clear: to protect those who 'grab' by the genitals and brag about it - and make college campuses a safer place for them," said Sofie Karasek, director of education and co-founder of End Rape on Campus

"This is simply unlawful, to flip a civil right on its head," said attorney Laura L. Dunn with the group SurvJustice, which helps campus sexual assault victims with legal matters.

"Shameful.  This decision will hurt and betray students, plain and simple," said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York state.

"This is a disgrace and a disservice to everyone who has worked to address sexual violence," said Senator Bernie Sanders.  "Congress must act to undo this terrible decision," he urged.