The alleged perp leaves school. Does that mean nothing happened?
The investigation into the event that sparked last May's anti-hate rally is closed -- without a resolution.
Then-junior Riyadh Mohammed claimed to have been assaulted outside of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on April 30 after an argument that involved racial slurs.
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In a statement released on Wednesday, the Dean of Students Office said the investigation was cut short. The alleged perpetrator, then-freshman William Toner, has since withdrawn from the University.
"We cannot force a non-student to participate in an investigation," Dean of Students Bruce Reitman said. The Dean of Students Office would not confirm either Mohammed or Toner's name, though they have been reported before.
The investigation stalled even before Toner left the school. "We could not get anywhere because everyone was refusing to talk -- everyone," Reitman said.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
The Tufts Daily - Parties to alleged hate crime terminate investigation
